[snip] Do you use logic in your code to find a missing ID and insert new records based on that? Or do you just ignore it, let mysql handle the numbering and go on with your lives? [/snip] The answer is B. There is a long standing discussion on this right now. -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php