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

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?

Solution 1:

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

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

Solution 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.