Get field value of inserted row

Question

I want to write a function that returns the value of a column (in this case, an auto-incrementing primary key) for a row that it inserts.

Essentially, I want to insert s

Answer 1

As pointed in the comments, from MySQL documentation:

mysql> SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID();
    -> 195

This LAST_INSERT_ID() function is not subject to a race condition like SELECT MAX(id) might be, because it's maintained within MySQL specific to your connection. It returns the ID generated for your last insert, not anybody's last insert.