mysql_insert_id()
mysqli_insert_id()

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On 8/21/07, John Pillion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> This is as much a mysql question as it is php.
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> What is the most reliable way to retrieve an auto_increment key/id for a
> query you just inserted?
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> In other words, I compile all my data, insert it into a new row, and now I
> want to retrieve the ID it created for it in the ID/key field.  Without
> turning around and searching for the values I just inserted, is there a way
> to get the ID?  The ID is the only field that is guaranteed to be unique in
> each data set, which makes it questionable to search for the data you just
> inserted, unless you searched for the *whole* data set.
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> Thanks
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> John
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>

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