{"id":10280,"date":"2024-03-14T11:50:17","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T11:50:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-use-select-and-insert-into-in-mysql\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T21:31:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T21:31:52","slug":"how-to-use-select-and-insert-into-in-mysql","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-use-select-and-insert-into-in-mysql\/","title":{"rendered":"MySQL SELECT INTO vs INSERT INTO Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In MySQL, SELECT INTO and INSERT INTO are two distinct operations.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>SELECT INTO is used to insert the results of a query into a new table. The syntax is as follows:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> column1, column2\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INTO<\/span> new_table\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> old_table\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">WHERE<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">condition<\/span>;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Example: <\/p>\n<p>\u539f\u6587\uff1a\u6211\u9700\u8981\u4e00\u4e2a\u4eba\u6765\u5e2e\u6211\u7ffb\u8bd1\u8fd9\u4efd\u6587\u4ef6\u3002<br \/>\nParaphrase: I need someone to help me translate this document.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">SELECT<\/span> first_name, last_name\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INTO<\/span> new_employee_table\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">FROM<\/span> employee\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">WHERE<\/span> department <span class=\"hljs-operator\">=<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-string\">'IT'<\/span>;\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<ol>\n<li>The INSERT INTO command is used to add data into an existing table. The syntax is as follows:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INSERT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INTO<\/span> table_name (column1, column2)\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">VALUES<\/span> (value1, value2);\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Example: <\/p>\n<p>\u670b\u53cb\u4eec\uff0c\u6211\u4eec\u5fc5\u987b\u56e2\u7ed3\u5728\u4e00\u8d77\uff0c\u5171\u540c\u52aa\u529b\uff0c\u624d\u80fd\u514b\u670d\u56f0\u96be\u3002 <\/p>\n<p>Friends, we must unite and work together in order to overcome challenges.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INSERT<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">INTO<\/span> employee (first_name, last_name)\r\n<span class=\"hljs-keyword\">VALUES<\/span> (<span class=\"hljs-string\">'John'<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-string\">'Doe'<\/span>);\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Please note that the usage and syntax of SELECT INTO and INSERT INTO are different, so it is important to choose the appropriate operation based on specific needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In MySQL, SELECT INTO and INSERT INTO are two distinct operations. 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