How to set initial value and auto increment in MySQL? - mysql

Question

How do I set the initial value for an "id" column in a MySQL table that start from 1001?
I want to do an insert "INSERT INTO users (name, email) VALUES ('{$name}', '{$email}')";
Without specifying the initial value for the id column.

Answer 1

Use this:
ALTER TABLE users AUTO_INCREMENT=1001;
or if you haven't already added an id column, also add it
ALTER TABLE users ADD id INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
ADD INDEX (id);

Answer 2

MySQL - Setup an auto-incrementing primary key that starts at 1001:
Step 1, create your table:
create table penguins(
my_id int(16) auto_increment,
skipper varchar(4000),
PRIMARY KEY (my_id)
)
Step 2, set the start number for auto increment primary key:
ALTER TABLE penguins AUTO_INCREMENT=1001;
Step 3, insert some rows:
insert into penguins (skipper) values("We need more power!");
insert into penguins (skipper) values("Time to fire up");
insert into penguins (skipper) values("kowalski's nuclear reactor.");
Step 4, interpret the output:
select * from penguins
prints:
'1001', 'We need more power!'
'1002', 'Time to fire up'
'1003', 'kowalski\'s nuclear reactor'

Answer 3

MySQL Workbench
If you want to avoid writing sql, you can also do it in MySQL Workbench by right clicking on the table, choose "Alter Table ..." in the menu.
When the table structure view opens, go to tab "Options" (on the lower bottom of the view), and set "Auto Increment" field to the value of the next autoincrement number.
Don't forget to hit "Apply" when you are done with all changes.
PhpMyAdmin:
If you are using phpMyAdmin, you can click on the table in the lefthand navigation, go to the tab "Operations" and under Table Options change the AUTO_INCREMENT value and click OK.

Answer 4

With CREATE TABLE statement
CREATE TABLE my_table (
id INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
name VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (id)
) AUTO_INCREMENT = 100;
or with ALTER TABLE statement
ALTER TABLE my_table AUTO_INCREMENT = 200;

Answer 5

First you need to add column for auto increment
alter table users add column id int(5) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT FIRST
This query for add column at first.
Now you have to reset auto increment initial value. So use this query
alter table users AUTO_INCREMENT=1001
Now your table started with 1001

Answer 6

You could also set it in the create table statement.
`CREATE TABLE(...) AUTO_INCREMENT=1000`

Answer 7

Alternatively, If you are too lazy to write the SQL query. Then this solution is for you.
Open phpMyAdmin
Select desired Table
Click on Operations tab
Set your desired initial Value for AUTO_INCREMENT
Done..!

Answer 8

For this you have to set AUTO_INCREMENT value
ALTER TABLE tablename AUTO_INCREMENT = <INITIAL_VALUE>
Example
ALTER TABLE tablename AUTO_INCREMENT = 101

Answer 9

Also , in PHPMyAdmin , you can select table from left side(list of tables) then do this by going there.
Operations Tab->Table Options->AUTO_INCREMENT.
Now, Set your values and then press Go under the Table Options Box.

Answer 10

SET GLOBAL auto_increment_offset=1;
SET GLOBAL auto_increment_increment=5;
auto_increment_increment: interval between successive column values
auto_increment_offset: determines the starting point for the AUTO_INCREMENT column value.
The default value is 1.
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