This is the easiest MySQL Random Data Generator tool. Load the procedure and execute to auto detect column types and load data in it.

1. Download random data generator (populate.sql and populate_fk.sql) from website or git.

• http://kedar.nitty-witty.com/blog/generate-random-test-data-for-mysql-using-routines

2. Load it to mysql

mysql -uUSER -p DBNAME < populate.sql
mysql -uUSER -p DBNAME < populate_fk.sql

3. Use:

mysql>use DBNAME
mysql>call populate('sakila','film',100,'N');
mysql>call populate_fk('sakila','child_table',100,'N');

• Parameters are: database-name, table-name, number-of-records, debug-mode
• Setting debug-mode as Y will print all the insert statements that are being executed.