In what situations would copying and executing the SQL query directly in a database management tool like phpMyAdmin be helpful in troubleshooting PHP database insertion issues?

When troubleshooting PHP database insertion issues, copying and executing the SQL query directly in a database management tool like phpMyAdmin can be helpful to identify any errors in the query syntax or data being inserted. This can help pinpoint the issue and ensure that the query is correct before trying to execute it through PHP code. 

// Example PHP code snippet to insert data into a database using mysqli

// Database connection
$servername = "localhost";
$username = "username";
$password = "password";
$dbname = "database";

$conn = new mysqli($servername, $username, $password, $dbname);

// Check connection
if ($conn->connect_error) {
    die("Connection failed: " . $conn->connect_error);
}

// SQL query
$sql = "INSERT INTO table_name (column1, column2) VALUES ('value1', 'value2')";

// Execute the SQL query directly in phpMyAdmin to ensure correctness
// Then execute the query through PHP code
if ($conn->query($sql) === TRUE) {
    echo "New record created successfully";
} else {
    echo "Error: " . $sql . "<br>" . $conn->error;
}

// Close connection
$conn->close();

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SQL query database management tool phpMyAdmin troubleshooting database insertion.

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