php - How to insert multiple rows in single insert statement?

Question

I have 5 text box contaning 5 contact no of a particular person. I want to insert those 5 contact no in tblContact(person_id|contact_no). Can I insert these 5 contact no in one sql statement OR I have to call a loop to insert 5 records?

Answer 1

INSERT INTO `tblContact` (`person_id`, `contact_no`) VALUES
('PERSON_ID_VALUE_1', 'CONTACT_NO_VALUE_1'),
('PERSON_ID_VALUE_2', 'CONTACT_NO_VALUE_2'),
('PERSON_ID_VALUE_3', 'CONTACT_NO_VALUE_3'),
('PERSON_ID_VALUE_4', 'CONTACT_NO_VALUE_4'),
('PERSON_ID_VALUE_5', 'CONTACT_NO_VALUE_5');