Assume that the Persons table has an auto-generated id field. Return the id used in the last query:
The mysqli_insert_id() function returns the id (generated with AUTO_INCREMENT) used in the last query.
Parameter | Description |
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connection | Required. Specifies the MySQL connection to use |
Return Value: | Returns an integer with the value of the AUTO_INCREMENT field that was updated by the last query. If the number is > max integer value, it will return a string. Returns zero if there were no update or no AUTO_INCREMENT field |
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PHP Version: | 5+ |