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mySQL return index after insert

Hy,

Is there a way that after inserting something in mysql database (INSERT INTO table_name VALUES () ...) to retrieve ID of that insert for further manipulation ?

The old way is to make the insert and then query a SELECT on the table name . But is there any way to do this in a single query ?

Thank you very much

Answer 1

In PHP, call mysql_insert_id(). Or directly in MySQL, call the LAST_INSERT_ID() function.

// PHP
echo mysql_insert_id();

// PHP MySQLi
echo $mysqli->insert_id;

-- in MySQL
SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID();