<?php
use Laminas\Db\Adapter\Platform\Mysql;
use Laminas\Db\Sql\Insert;
$insert = new Insert('table_name');
$insert->columns(['id', 'name', 'start_date']);
$insert->values([1, 'year', '2015-01-01']);
// use a adapter plattform to prevent security issues (escape)!
// Laminas\Db\Adapter\Platform\PlatformInterface
$plattform = new Mysql($pdo);
echo $insert->getSqlString($plattform) . PHP_EOL;
// assoc values are possible too
$values = [
'id' => 1,
'name' => 'year',
'start_date' => '2015-01-01',
];
$insert->values($values);
echo $insert->getSqlString($plattform);
Result
INSERT INTO `table_name` (`id`, `name`, `start_date`) VALUES ('1', 'year', '2015-01-01')
INSERT INTO `table_name` (`id`, `name`, `start_date`) VALUES ('1', 'year', '2015-01-01')