Duplicate / Copy records in the same MySQL table

Question

I have been looking for a while now but I can not find an easy solution for my problem. I would like to duplicate a record in a table, but of course, the unique primary key

Answer 1

I just wanted to extend Alex's great answer to make it appropriate if you happen to want to duplicate an entire set of records:

SET @x=7;
CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE tmp SELECT * FROM invoices;
UPDATE tmp SET id=id+@x;
INSERT INTO invoices SELECT * FROM tmp;

I just had to do this and found Alex's answer a perfect jumping off point!. Of course, you have to set @x to the highest row number in the table (I'm sure you could grab that with a query). This is only useful in this very specific situation, so be careful using it when you don't wish to duplicate all rows. Adjust the math as necessary.