Returning last inserted id from MySql

Question

I\'m having a bit of trouble with the following query:

START TRANSACTION;

SET @LASTID = 0;

INSERT INTO `Accounts` (         


        

Answer 1

use

 SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID();

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/information-functions.html#function_last-insert-id