Hi,
You can probably use "SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID()" which keeps
auto-increment values on a per connection basis.
See:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/getting-unique-id.html
/Johan
mel list_php wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I have a database where several users can connect and input data.
>
> I managed to have my insert queries as atomic, but I was wondering about
> one special case: I make one insert, and retrieve the last id inserted
> by mysql because I need to update an other table with that id.
>
> - if one user inserts and retrieves the id, but between both one other
> has inserted something the id returned will be the right one?
>
> - or do I have to lock my table, execute the query, retrieve the id,
> unlock the table?
>
> - is there a way to make an atomic query with this that would avoid me
> to use locks?
>
> Thanks a lot for any help,
>
> Melissa
>
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