LAST_INSERT_ID() MySQL

Question

I have a MySQL question that I think must be quite easy. I need to return the LAST INSERTED ID from table1 when I run the following MySql query:

INSERT INTO table1 (title,userid) VALUES ('test',1); 
INSERT INTO table2 (parentid,otherid,userid) VALUES (LAST_INSERT_ID(),4,1);
SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID();

As you can understand the current code will just return the LAST INSERT ID of table2 instead of table1, how can I get the id from table1 even if I insert into table2 between?

Answer 1

You could store the last insert id in a variable :

INSERT INTO table1 (title,userid) VALUES ('test',1); 
SET @last_id_in_table1 = LAST_INSERT_ID();
INSERT INTO table2 (parentid,otherid,userid) VALUES (LAST_INSERT_ID(),4,1);    

Or get the max id frm table1

INSERT INTO table1 (title,userid) VALUES ('test',1); 
INSERT INTO table2 (parentid,otherid,userid) VALUES (LAST_INSERT_ID(),4,1); 
SELECT MAX(id) FROM table1;