SET GLOBAL event_scheduler=1; CREATE TABLE t1 (a int primary key, b int) engine=innodb; insert into t1 values (1,1),(2,2),(3,3); CREATE TABLE t2 (a int primary key) engine=innodb; CREATE EVENT e_t1 ON SCHEDULE EVERY 1 SECOND DO insert ignore into test.t2 select a from test.t1; select * from t2; a 1 2 3 drop event e_t1; ALTER TABLE mysql.event DROP PRIMARY KEY, ADD PRIMARY KEY(db,name); drop table t1,t2; SET GLOBAL event_scheduler=default;