i have a table with auto increment field and i am using transactions when inserting new data. now i find there are a few serial nos that are missing. suppose the last serial no was 475, now when i insert new row, the serial allotted to it is 481. how do i correct this. table_A fields ID(Auto increment),Name,Address table_B fields ID(Auto increment FK TO table_A ID),Tel,Fax,Email,Salesman table_C fields ID(Auto increment FK TO table_A ID),monthly_commitment mysql_query(BEGIN); $a = mysql_query("INSERT INTO table_A VALUES('','name','address')"); $b = mysql_query("INSERT INTO table_B VALUES('','tel','fax','email','salesman')"); $b = mysql_query("INSERT INTO table_C VALUES('','monthly commitment')"); if(($a) && ($b) && ($c)){mysql_query("COMMIT");} else {mysql_query("ROLLBACK");}