MySQL - Select the last inserted row easiest way

Question

I simply need to select the last entered row specified by condition, e.g:

SELECT ID from bugs WHERE user=Me

I need to return only the very

Answer 1

You can use ORDER BY ID DESC, but it's WAY faster if you go that way:

SELECT * FROM bugs WHERE ID = (SELECT MAX(ID) FROM bugs WHERE user = 'me')

In case that you have a huge table, it could make a significant difference.

EDIT

You can even set a variable in case you need it more than once (or if you think it is easier to read).

SELECT @bug_id := MAX(ID) FROM bugs WHERE user = 'me';
SELECT * FROM bugs WHERE ID = @bug_id;

Answer 2

Just after running mysql query from php

get it by

$lastid=mysql_insert_id();

this give you the alst auto increment id value

Answer 3

SELECT ID from bugs WHERE user=Me ORDER BY CREATED_STAMP DESC; BY CREATED_STAMP DESC fetches those data at index first which last created.

I hope it will resolve your problem