MariaDB LAST_INSERT_ID() Explained

In MariaDB, LAST_INSERT_ID() is a built-in function that returns the first automatically generated value successfully inserted for an AUTO_INCREMENT column as a result of the most recently executed INSERT statement.

It can also be called with an argument, in which case, it returns the value of the expression and the next call to LAST_INSERT_ID() will return the same value.

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MariaDB DEFAULT() Explained

In MariaDB, DEFAULT() is a built-in function that returns the default value for a table column.

If the column has no default value and it is nullable, then NULL is returned. If the column has no default value and it is not nullable, an error is returned.

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MariaDB ROWNUM() Explained

In MariaDB, ROWNUM() is a built-in function that returns the current number of accepted rows in the current context. Its main purpose is to emulate the ROWNUM pseudo column in Oracle. 

ROWNUM() can be used in a way that has a similar effect to the LIMIT clause – to limit the number of results returned by a query.

When in Oracle mode, it can be called as ROWNUM (i.e. without the parentheses).

The ROWNUM() function is supported from MariaDB 10.6.1.

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MariaDB FOUND_ROWS() Explained

In MariaDB, you can use the LIMIT clause to reduce the number of rows returned by a query. The FOUND_ROWS() function can be used in such queries to return the number of rows that would have been returned, had the LIMIT clause not been included.

This can be handy, because it allows you to get this information without having to run the query again.

The FOUND_ROWS() function can also be used to return the number of rows that were actually returned by the limited statement, if that’s what you need.

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