What is the equivalent to getLastInsertId() in Cakephp?

Question

If I do getLastInsertId() immediately after a save(), it works, but otherwise it does not. This is demonstrated in my controller:

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Answer 1

I think it works with getLastInsertId() if you use InnoDB Tables in your MySQL Database. You also can use $this->Model->id

Answer 2

$this->Model->field('id', null, 'id DESC')

Answer 3

You'll need to do an insert (or update, I believe) in order for getLastInsertId() to return a value. Could you paste more code?

If you're calling that function from another controller function, you might also be able to use $this->Form->id to get the value that you want.

Answer 4

Use this one

function designpage() {
//to create a form Untitled
$this->Form->saveField('name','Untitled Form');
echo $this->Form->id; //here it works

}