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

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 ...)";
Obviously, it works fine if the fields are in the same order as the MySQL table fields. But, my table has an auto-increment id as it's first field.
What I want is to fill in all table names but the first (id) one.
Suggestions?

Answer 1

Just use NULL as your first value, the autoincrement field will still work as expected:
INSERT INTO tblname VALUES (NULL, ... 32 Fields ... )

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

Use NULL or 0 to insert an auto-incremented value as shown below:
-- Here
INSERT INTO tblname VALUES (NULL, ... 32 Fields ... )
-- Here
INSERT INTO tblname VALUES (0, ... 32 Fields ... )

Answer 4

We should omit any column values when we try without column name in insert query,
Advise if above information is wrong.

Answer 5

Here's a simple shortcut that I've used:
$fieldlist=$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.')';
Please note that this code would be vulnerable to SQL Injection and should be modified to accommodate PDO's, but I felt this simplified script would more directly answer the question with regards to the originally posted code.