Re: Questions regarding inserting and updating data into a MySQL db

mysql_insert_id() will tell you the number of last auto_increment insert, you can use this, but you must keep it using session on the server side for security reasons. But better solution be to use session or hidden fields in your forms to pass the values from page to page and insert them at once on the last page. Axis Computers wrote:

Hi, I'm developing a web application that uses forms for user input and then after each form is filled shows something like Welcome Bob to our site ... bla. bla... inserts data in a table and on the same page continues with the rest of the data, and goes to another form and so on. I have no problems inserting the data from the first form in the table, display the personalized message, and then connect to the mySQL db, my problem is some fields in the table which must be filled are null in this first instance, and then on the second form they are filled, but my I don´t know how can I fill the gaps and leave all the data in one row, because the first field auto increments, and I'm worried the data instead of filling one row spreads accross two or three. i.e First: Bob Last: Evans //user submits form ///On the second form says "Welcome Bob Evans and congratulations ... bla bla ..." // inserts data into table // Then asks for more data Address : Somewhere 555 Ocupation: Something // user submits form // data is inserted into the table and the gaps are filled or is updated ?

here is what I don't know if data is still on the same row and

effectively filled the gaps, or it is inserted into another road ... using insert or update ? Thanks for your tips TIA Rick ** *__________________________________________________________________* *ICQ#: 37031810* *Current ICQ status:* *+* *More ways to contact me * <http://wwp.icq.com/37031810> *__________________________________________________________________*