You can easily add multiple items with only one insert command.
The syntax is as follows −
insert into yourTableName(yourColumnName1,yourColumnName2,......N) values(yourValue1,yourValue2,....N),(yourValue1,yourValue2,....N),..........N;
Let us first create a table −
mysql> create table DemoTable ( Id int NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, Value1 int, Value2 int, Value3 int ); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.79 sec)
Insert multiple records in the table using insert command −
mysql> insert into DemoTable(Value1,Value2,Value3) values(10,20,40),(100,148,120),(150,670,1000), (100000,200000,409999); Query OK, 4 rows affected (0.17 sec) Records : 4 Duplicates : 0 Warnings : 0
Following is the query to display all records from the table using select statement −
mysql> select *from DemoTable;
This will produce the following output −
+----+--------+--------+--------+ | Id | Value1 | Value2 | Value3 | +----+--------+--------+--------+ | 1 | 10 | 20 | 40 | | 2 | 100 | 148 | 120 | | 3 | 150 | 670 | 1000 | | 4 | 100000 | 200000 | 409999 | +----+--------+--------+--------+ 4 rows in set (0.00 sec)