How do I make a row generator in MySQL?

Question

Is there a way to generate an arbitrary number of rows that can be used in a JOIN similar to the Oracle syntax:

SELECT LEVEL FROM DUAL CONNECT BY LEVEL<=10

Answer

Hate to say this, but MySQL is the only RDBMS of the big four that doesn't have this feature.

In Oracle:

SELECT  *
FROM    dual
CONNECT BY
        level < n

In MS SQL (up to 100 rows):

WITH hier(row) AS
        (
        SELECT  1
        UNION ALL
        SELECT  row + 1
        FROM    hier
        WHERE   row < n
        )
SELECT  *
FROM    hier

or using hint up to 32768

WITH hier(row) AS
        (
        SELECT  1
        UNION ALL
        SELECT  row + 1
        FROM    hier
        WHERE   row < 32768
        )
SELECT  *
FROM    hier
OPTION (MAXRECURSION 32767) -- 32767 is the maximum value of the hint

In PostgreSQL:

SELECT  *
FROM    generate_series (1, n)

In MySQL, nothing.