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Insert Data into a MySQL Database Table

We can use the INSERT statement to insert data into the MySQL database table. Steps to create a table can be found here:

Create a Table in MySQL Database

INSERT Statement Syntax

https://www.testingdocs.com/mysql-insert-statement/

Populate Data

To insert a single row into the table, we can run the INSERT statement.

Example

In this example, we will insert a row into the supplier table. String values are enclosed with ‘ ‘ characters. We can execute the statement at the MySQL prompt, SQL Editor in MySQL workbench, etc.

mysql> INSERT INTO supplier VALUES(10,’FooSupplier’);

Insert Data MySQL Database Table

Statements

mysql> INSERT INTO supplier VALUES(10,’FooSupplier’);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.41 sec)

mysql>

supplier_id is the PRIMARY KEY for the table. This column value should be unique and should not contain duplicate values. When running multiple INSERT statements we have to make sure that this CONSTRAINT is met. So, another INSERT statement with the same supplier_id 10 would throw an error. For example, the below statement would run without violating the constraint.

INSERT INTO supplier VALUES(20,’AnotherUniqueSupplier’);

We can also run multiple INSERT statements to populate the table with multiple rows. For Example, MYSQL script files can contain multiple INSERT statements in a *.sql script file.

That’s it. We have successfully populated the table with sample data.