INSERT with SELECT

Question

I have a query that inserts using a select:

INSERT INTO courses (name, location, gid) 
            SELECT name, location, gid 
              FROM courses 
           


        

Answer 1

Sure, what do you want to use for the gid? a static value, PHP var, ...

A static value of 1234 could be like:

INSERT INTO courses (name, location, gid)
SELECT name, location, 1234
FROM courses
WHERE cid = $cid