PHP MYSQL - Insert into without using column names but with autoincrement field

Question

I need to insert a long row with 32 fields into a MySQL table.

I\'d like to do something like this:

$sql=\"insert into tblname values (... 32 fields          


        

Answer 1

We should omit any column values when we try without column name in insert query,

Advise if above information is wrong.

Answer 2

Here's a great shortcut that I've used (courtesy of a friend who wrote it for me)

$fieldlist=$vallist='';
foreach ($_POST as $key => $value) {
 $fieldlist.=$key.',';
 $vallist.='\''.urlencode($value).'\','; }
$fieldlist=substr($fieldlist, 0, -1);
$vallist=substr($vallist, 0, -1);
$sql='INSERT INTO customer_info ('.$fieldlist.') VALUES ('.$vallist.')'; 

Answer 3

Just use NULL as your first value, the autoincrement field will still work as expected:

INSERT INTO tblname VALUES (NULL, ... 32 Fields ... )

Answer 4

Insert NULL into the auto-increment field.

I recommend that unless this is a hack script, you use field names. The rationale is that your code will break if you ever add a field to the table or change their order.

Instead, be explicit with field names, and it will go much better in the future.