Is "last_inserted()" a built-in PHP function?
No, "last_inserted()" is not a built-in PHP function. To retrieve the last inserted ID in PHP after performing an INSERT query, you can use the mysqli_insert_id() function if you are using MySQLi or the PDO::lastInsertId() method if you are using PDO.
// Using MySQLi
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "username", "password", "database");
// Perform your INSERT query here
$last_inserted_id = $mysqli->insert_id;
// Using PDO
$pdo = new PDO("mysql:host=localhost;dbname=database", "username", "password");
// Perform your INSERT query here
$last_inserted_id = $pdo->lastInsertId();