PDO how to get auto_increment value from a table - php

Question

I am creating a calendar in php and grabbing events from a database. We also have to insert events using prepared PDO statements. I can successfully create the new event and insert it into an event table. I also have to link and event with a family member.
$stmt = $handle->prepare("INSERT INTO events(name, description, starthour, meridian, eventdate)
VALUES(:name, :description, :starthour, :meridian, :eventdate)");
$stmt->execute(array(
"name" => $name,
"description" => $description,
"starthour" => "$starthour",
"meridian" => "$meridian",
"eventdate" => "$eventdate"
));
$stmt1 = $handle->prepare("INSERT INTO familymemberevents(familymemberID,eventID)
VALUES(:familymemberID, :eventID)");
$stmt1->execute(array(
"familymemberID" => $familymemberid,
"eventID" =>
));
eventID auto-increments. Is there anyway I can get this number from the database?
Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

$stmt = $handle->prepare("INSERT INTO events(name, description, starthour, meridian, eventdate)
VALUES(:name, :description, :starthour, :meridian, :eventdate)");
$stmt->execute(array(
"name" => $name,
"description" => $description,
"starthour" => "$starthour",
"meridian" => "$meridian",
"eventdate" => "$eventdate"
));
$eventID = $handle->lastInsertId();
if($eventID){
//Event Insert successful, continue with familymemberevent insert
$stmt1 = $handle->prepare("INSERT INTO familymemberevents(familymemberID,eventID)
VALUES(:familymemberID, :eventID)");
$stmt1->execute(array(
"familymemberID" => $familymemberid,
"eventID" => $eventID
));
}else{
//Event Insert failed - handle appropriately here
}