INSERT statements that use VALUES syntax can insert multiple rows. To do this, include multiple lists of column values, each enclosed within parentheses and separated by commas. Example: INSERT INTO tbl_name (a,b,c) VALUES (1,2,3), (4,5,6), (7,8,9); Source
Use INSERT IGNORE INTO table. There’s also INSERT … ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE syntax, and you can find explanations in 13.2.6.2 INSERT … ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE Statement. Post from bogdan.org.ua according to Google’s webcache: 18th October 2007 To start: as of the latest MySQL, syntax presented in the title is not possible. But there … Read more