What are the potential pitfalls of using MAX(ID) to retrieve the last inserted ID in MySQL?

Using MAX(ID) to retrieve the last inserted ID in MySQL can lead to issues in a multi-user environment where multiple inserts are happening concurrently. It may not always return the correct last inserted ID if another insert occurs between the time the MAX(ID) query is executed and the actual insertion. To solve this, you can use the mysqli_insert_id() function in PHP, which retrieves the ID generated by a query on a connection to a MySQL database.

// Perform your insert query here

// Get the last inserted ID
$last_inserted_id = mysqli_insert_id($connection);

echo "Last inserted ID: " . $last_inserted_id;