function mysql_autoid($id,$table){
$query = 'SELECT MAX('.$id.') AS last_id FROM '.$table;
$result = mysql_query($query);
$result = mysql_fetch_array($result);
return $result[last_id]+1;
}
// usage mysql_autoid('nID','news');
// for use with fields that don't have auto_increment enabled
// otherwise just use $last_id = mysql_insert_id(); following a successful INSERT