Jack Wallen explains how to add data into a MySQL table from the command line. So you’re new to MySQL database administration.

This ad hoc sorting functionality saves many keystrokes when compared to the MySQL command line client. Any SQL command can be executed in the query input field—not just queries. And the commands ...

Inserting a string into a MySQL table is a matter of logging into the MySQL server, then issuing an "insert" command for the table column that holds text data.