mysql_insert_id

(PHP3 , PHP4 )

mysql_insert_id --  Get the id generated from the previous INSERT operation

Description

int mysql_insert_id ([int link_identifier])

mysql_insert_id() returns the ID generated for an AUTO_INCREMENTED field. It will return the auto-generated ID returned by the last INSERT query performed using the given link_identifier. If link_identifier isn't specified, the last opened link is assumed.