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Asked: June 6, 20262026-06-06T23:40:59+00:00 2026-06-06T23:40:59+00:00

INSERT INTO `competitions` (`name`) VALUES SELECT `name` FROM `competitions` Produces the following error: You

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INSERT INTO `competitions` (`name`) VALUES SELECT `name` FROM `competitions`

Produces the following error:

You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ‘SELECT name FROM competitions‘ at line 1

I’m probably overlooking something trivial but I really don’t see what I’m doing wrong here.

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    2026-06-06T23:41:00+00:00Added an answer on June 6, 2026 at 11:41 pm

    Correct syntax is

    INSERT INTO `competitions` (`name`) SELECT `name` FROM `competitions`
    

    Refer to: INSERT … SELECT Syntax

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