How can you determine the value of the auto_increment ID before inserting a record in PHP?

When inserting a record into a database table with an auto_increment ID column, you can determine the value of the auto_increment ID that will be assigned to the new record by querying the database for the current maximum ID value and adding 1 to it. This ensures that you can accurately reference the ID of the newly inserted record in your PHP code. 

// Connect to the database
$connection = new mysqli("localhost", "username", "password", "database");

// Query the database for the current maximum ID value
$query = "SELECT MAX(id) AS max_id FROM your_table";
$result = $connection->query($query);
$row = $result->fetch_assoc();

// Determine the value of the auto_increment ID for the new record
$auto_increment_id = $row['max_id'] + 1;

// Use the $auto_increment_id in your INSERT query or other operations

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PHP auto_increment ID record insertion value determination

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