Insert NULL value into INT column

Question

How can I insert NULL value into INT column with MySQL? Is it possible?

Answer 1

If column is not NOT NULL (nullable).

You just put NULL instead of value in INSERT statement.

Answer 2

Does the column allow null?

Seems to work. Just tested with phpMyAdmin, the column is of type int that allows nulls:

INSERT INTO `database`.`table` (`column`) VALUES (NULL);

Answer 3

The optimal solution for this is provide it as '0' and while using string use it as 'null' when using integer.

ex:

INSERT INTO table_name(column_name) VALUES(NULL);

Answer 4

2 ways to do it

insert tbl (other, col1, intcol) values ('abc', 123, NULL)

or just omit it from the column list

insert tbl (other, col1) values ('abc', 123)

Answer 5

Just use the insert query and put the NULL keyword without quotes. That will work-

INSERT INTO `myDatabase`.`myTable` (`myColumn`) VALUES (NULL);

Answer 6

If the column has the NOT NULL constraint then it won't be possible; but otherwise this is fine:

INSERT INTO MyTable(MyIntColumn) VALUES(NULL);