Auto increment in phpmyadmin

Question

I have an existing database using PHP, MySQL and phpMyAdmin.

When users become a member on my website, I need the system to create a unique membership number for the

Answer 1

In phpMyAdmin, if you set up a field in your table to auto increment, and then insert a row and set that field's value to 10000, it will continue from there.

Answer 2

(a)Simply click on your database, select your table. Click on 'Operations'. Under the 'table options' section change the AUTO_INCREMENT value to your desired value, in this case: 10000 the click 'Go'. (See the image attached)

(b)Alternatively, you can run a SQL command under the SQL tab after selecting your table. Simply type 'ALTER TABLE table_name AUTO_INCREMENT = 10000;' then click 'Go'. That's it!! SETTING AUTO INCREMENT VALUE image(a)

SETTING AUTO INCREMENT VALUE image(B)

Answer 3

There are possible steps to enable auto increment for a column. I guess the phpMyAdmin version is 3.5.5 but not sure.

Click on Table > Structure tab > Under Action Click Primary (set as primary), click on Change on the pop-up window, scroll left and check A_I. Also make sure you have selected None for Default