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jd******@operamail.com (Jochem) wrote:
Hello,
Lately I came accross this problem a couple of times, and I know there
must be a clever solution. However, I did not find it untill now.
When I add a entry to my mysql database from a PHP form, it gives the
document an 'id number', which is generated by MySQL. In my PHP script
I would like to continue with id, since that is easier. At the moment
I place a SELECT query in which I basically match the values I still
have in my PHP_POST with the values in the database (those I just
entered).
I have the feeling that there is a simple code for replacing those
lines of PHP script and unnecessary queries. Is there somebody who can
help me, please?
Assuming the document ID number is the result of a MySQL auto_increment
field,
$result = mysql_query('INSERT INTO foo SET bar=1', $db);
$id = mysql_insert_id();
<http://php.net/mysql_insert_id>
or
$result = mysql_query('INSERT INTO foo SET bar=1', $db);
$result = mysql_query('SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID() AS id', $db);
$myrow = mysql_fetch_array($result);
$id = $myrow[id];
The mysql_insert_id() function will return the numeric value of the
auto_increment field of the last inserted record. The MySQL query for
LAST_INSERT_ID() will return the same.
Happy Holidays!
hth
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