What is the MySQL SELECT INTO Equivalent?

The SELECT INTO equivalent is CREATE TABLE AS SELECT statement. The syntax is as follows −

CREATE TABLE yourNewTableName AS SELECT *FROM yourTableName;

To understand the above concept, let us create a table. The query to create a table is as follows −

mysql> create table selectIntoEquivalentDemo
   -> (
   -> ClientId int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
   -> ClientName varchar(20),
   -> ClientAge int
   -> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.71 sec)

Insert some records in the table using insert command. The query is as follows −

mysql> insert into selectIntoEquivalentDemo(ClientName,ClientAge) values('Larry',34);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.13 sec)
mysql> insert into selectIntoEquivalentDemo(ClientName,ClientAge) values('Maxwell',44);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.06 sec)
mysql> insert into selectIntoEquivalentDemo(ClientName,ClientAge) values('Bob',38);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.07 sec)
mysql> insert into selectIntoEquivalentDemo(ClientName,ClientAge) values('David',39);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.09 sec)

Display all records from the table using select statement. The query is as follows −

mysql> select *from selectIntoEquivalentDemo

Here is the output −

+----------+------------+-----------+
| ClientId | ClientName | ClientAge |
+----------+------------+-----------+
| 1        | Larry      | 34        |
| 2        | Maxwell    | 44        |
| 3        | Bob        | 38        |
| 4        | David      | 39        |
+----------+------------+-----------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)

The following is the query of SELECT INTO equivalent in MySQL −

mysql> create table Client_information AS select *from selectIntoEquivalentDemo;
Query OK, 4 rows affected (0.57 sec)
Records: 4 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0

Now let us check the table records from the new table. The query is as follows −

mysql> select *from Client_information;

Here is the output −

+----------+------------+-----------+
| ClientId | ClientName | ClientAge |
+----------+------------+-----------+
| 1        | Larry      | 34        |
| 2        | Maxwell    | 44        |
| 3        | Bob        | 38        |
| 4        | David      | 39        |
+----------+------------+-----------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)