getting mysql_insert_id() while using ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE with PHP

Question

I\'ve found a few answers for this using mySQL alone, but I was hoping someone could show me a way to get the ID of the last inserted or updated row of a mysql DB when using

Answer 1

You could check if the Query was an insert or an update ( mysql_affected_rows(); returns 1 on insert and 2 on update).

If it was an insert use mysql_insert_id, if it was an update you'd need another Query.

I know it's not excatly what your looking for but it's the best i could come up with