How to copy columns from one table into another table

Example:

INSERT INTO staff( firstName, lastName, address, homePhone, cellPhone, latitude, longitude )
SELECT firstName, lastName, address, homePhone, cellPhone, latitude, longitude
FROM gfxContact

Data normalization

I read about “database normalization” today in the book “PHP Essentials”, which introduces three of the five (?) “normal forms”. I don’t quite get it but I am glad that I came across it:)

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Database Normalization And Design Techniques

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