Zend_Db_Table Autoincrement ID
Wed Feb 04, 2009 · 68 words

The otherwise excellent Zend Framework manual unfortunately doesn't mention how to get the auto-incremented ID of a Zend_Db_Table. Luckily this is pretty simple when we know that Zend_Db_Table uses the same Zend_Db adapter mechanism.

In your Zend_Db_Table_Abstract subclass, just override the insert method:

public function create(array $data)
{
  parent::insert($data);
  return parent::getDefaultAdapter()->lastInsertId();
}

Not sure if that's the best way of doing it, but it works and makes sense.


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