insert into existing table mysql code example

Example 1: fk in insert mysql

INSERT INTO joke(joke_text, joke_date, author_id)
VALUES (‘Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.’, ‘1899–03–13’, 
        (SELECT id FROM author WHERE author_name = ‘Famous Anthony’));

Example 2: insert into table from another table mysql

INSERT INTO table1 (emp_id, fname)
SELECT emp_id, fname 
FROM table2
WHERE status = 'Active';