How does MySQL Auto Increment work?

Question

I was just creating a new table using MySQL Query Browser, and noticed there\'s a tick under Auto Increment Column. How does that work?

When adding to the database p

Answer 1

When you enable Auto Increment an ID will always get automatically added whenever a new record is made.. Example:

If you have 1 record with ID 1 in your table and you add a new record, the ID will automatically be 2.