mysql_insert_id alternative for postgresql

Question

is there an alternative for mysql_insert_id() php function for PostgreSQL? Most of the frameworks are solving the problem partially by finding the current value

Answer 1

Check out the RETURNING optional clause for an INSERT statement. (Link to official PostgreSQL documentation)

But basically, you do:

INSERT INTO table (col1, col2) VALUES (1, 2) RETURNING pkey_col

and the INSERT statement itself returns the id (or whatever expression you specify) of the affected row.