PHP mySQL - Insert new record into table with auto-increment on primary key

Question

Wondering if there is a shorthand version to insert a new record into a table that has the primary key enabled? (i.e. not having to include the key column in the query) Lets

Answer 1

Use the DEFAULT keyword:

$query = "INSERT INTO myTable VALUES (DEFAULT,'Fname', 'Lname', 'Website')";

Also, you can specify the columns, (which is better practice):

$query = "INSERT INTO myTable
          (fname, lname, website)
          VALUES
          ('fname', 'lname', 'website')";

Reference:

• http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.6/en/data-type-defaults.html