how can i name a file uploaded with the new id record created

Question

how can i name a file uploaded with the new id record just created in php and mysql, i am trying to identify files uploaded with their own id record generated by and auto-increment id field even if id are not in secuence. i have tried this :

$rs = mysql_query("SELECT MAX(id) AS id FROM $tb_1");
if ($row = mysql_fetch_row($rs)) {
    $id = trim($row[0]);

    }
    $id = $id+1;

but the problem is the last auto-incremente new id is differente in a secuence because i have delete last record and that change my view...

Answer 1

After your insert query, can you not do:

$id = mysql_insert_id();

That will store the ID in a variable for later.