you can use the mysql_insert_id() function. -----Mensaje original----- De: Jeff Shapiro [mailto:lists@nensha.com] Enviado el: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 4:17 PM Para: Chris Payne CC: php-db@lists.php.net Asunto: Re: Getting last insert id? Well, that all depends on which db server you are using. On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 18:32:55 -0400, Chris Payne spoke thusly about Getting last insert id?: > Hi there everyone, > > I use the below to insert some data into my database: > > > mysql_query ("INSERT INTO forummessages (Postedby, email, subject, > message, ForumID, posted, parentid) > VALUES ('$Postedby', '$email', '$subject', '$message', > '$ForumID','$posted','$parentid') > "); > > But once it has done this, I need to get the id it has generated in > the DB and then update that record with the id it generate, so how > can I get the id from the above insert? > > Any help would be greatly appreciated :-) > > Regards > > Chris --- Listserv only address. Jeff Shapiro -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
