Generating a range of numbers in MySQL

Question

How do I generate a range of consecutive numbers (one per line) from a MySQL query so that I can insert them into a table?

For example:

nr
1
2
3
4
5
         


        

Answer 1

DECLARE i INT DEFAULT 0;

WHILE i < 6 DO
  /* insert into table... */
  SET i = i + 1;
END WHILE;