Get maximum ID from a table
Posted on August 30, 2008, Filled under PHP,
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To get the maximum id from a table you can use the MAX() function.
Here’s an example:
SELECT MAX(id_field_here) as max_id FROM `table`;
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- August 30, 2008
- article by Gabriel C.
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One Reply to "Get maximum ID from a table"
March 3, 2009 at 9:25 AM
Mixing of GROUP columns (MIN(),MAX(),COUNT(),…) with no GROUP columns is illegal if there is no GROUP BY clause