I am trying to submit a form which will insert data into a mysql database which is working fine. I then would like to return the id of the new inserted row (id auto increment in mysql table) as I want to open up a modal once the form is submitted so I can provide a link which includes id as a parameter in the url.
To send the data for the form I am using the following code:
$(document).ready(function(){
$("#submitForm").click(function(){
var string = $('#commentForm').serialize();
// AJAX Code To Submit Form.
$.ajax({
type: "POST",
url: "SubmitData.php",
data: string,
cache: false,
success: function(result){
//alert(result);
}
});
});
});
The SubmitData.php file then inserts the form data into the database.
In the SubmitData.php I can create a variable to pick up the id of the newly inserted row like
$last_id = mysqli_insert_id($conn);
Is there a way I can return the $last_id from the SubmitData.php file within the same function?