Posted by Andy Jeffries on 09/28/38 11:33

On Fri, 02 Dec 2005 10:01:11 -0600, Khai wrote:

> Let's say I have a table:
>
> id (autoinc)
> name_first (text)
> name_last (text)
>
> And let's say information is added with a php script on a web page.
>
> Is it possible to do the Insert, then an immediate select of the ID?

$lastid = mysql_insert_id();

Or, if you want the pure MySQL SQL statemebt:

SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID();

Cheers,


Andy

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