Stop MySQL Reusing AUTO_INCREMENT IDs

Question

I have a table with an AUTO_INCREMENT primary key. If the last row in the table is deleted, the next-inserted row will take the same ID.

Is there a way of getting My

Answer 1

As of MySQL version 8, MySQL no longer re-uses AUTO_INCREMENT ID values, fixing the long-standing (opened in 2003!!) bug #199.

For more info, see this blog post by MySQL Community Manager lefred: https://lefred.be/content/bye-bye-bug-199/