rashgang Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 i have created a table in mysql with primary and auto increment example: create table sample(id int not null primary key,first_name varchar(30)) insert into table sample values(1,'test'); insert into table sample values(2,'test'); after delete the first row with id "1". then insert again 1 on the same table it gets inserted my question we have created the table with primary key how the same id inserted again? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/277150-same-id-inserting-again-in-a-table/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
requinix Posted April 19, 2013 Share Posted April 19, 2013 Because you deleted the old record and you specifically told MySQL to use id=1 again. If you had an auto_increment column (like your example does not show) and you didn't specify the new id value, MySQL would have used id=3. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/277150-same-id-inserting-again-in-a-table/#findComment-1425827 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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