Use the DEFAULT in the insert statement : Insert « Insert Update Delete « MySQL Tutorial

mysql>
mysql> CREATE TABLE myTable(
    ->    ID TINYINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 1,
    ->    Name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL
    -> );
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.03 sec)

mysql>
mysql>
mysql> INSERT INTO myTable (ID, Name)VALUES (1,'A'),(DEFAULT,'B');
Query OK, 2 rows affected (0.00 sec)
Records: 2  Duplicates: 0  Warnings: 0

mysql>
mysql> select * from myTable;
+----+------+
| ID | Name |
+----+------+
|  1 | A    |
|  1 | B    |
+----+------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql>
mysql> drop table myTable;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)

mysql>

7.1.Insert
	7.1.1.	INSERTing data
	7.1.2.	Insert more than one rows in a single insert statement
	7.1.3.	Insert two rows with one insert statement
	7.1.4.	Do calculation in the insert statement referencing the column name
	7.1.5.	Insert quotation marks
	7.1.6.	Insert NULL to a NOT NULL column
	7.1.7.	Insert with set statement
	7.1.8.	Use the DEFAULT in the insert statement
	7.1.9.	Using encode function with insert statement