In MySQL, how to copy the content of one table to another table within the same database?

Question

I am new to MySQL. I would like to copy the content of one table to another table within the same database. Basically, I would like to insert to a table from another table.

Answer 1

This worked for me. You can make the SELECT statement more complex, with WHERE and LIMIT clauses.

First duplicate your large table (without the data), run the following query, and then truncate the larger table.

INSERT INTO table_small (SELECT * FROM table_large WHERE column = 'value' LIMIT 100)

Super simple. :-)