mysql> create table t1(id int auto_increment primary key);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)

mysql> insert into t1 values(null),(null),(null);
Query OK, 3 rows affected (0.01 sec)
Records: 3 Duplicates: 0 Warnings: 0

mysql> select * from t1;
+----+
| id |
+----+
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
+----+
rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> delete from t1 where id=3;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.36 sec)

mysql> insert into t1 values(null);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.35 sec)

mysql> select * from t1;
+----+
| id |
+----+
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 4 |
+----+
rows in set (0.01 sec)

mysql> delete from t1 where id=4;
# service mysqld restart
mysql> insert into t1 values(null);
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> select * from t1;
+----+
| id |
+----+
| 1 |
| 2 |
| 3 |
+----+
rows in set (0.00 sec)

SELECT MAX(ai_col) FROM table_name FOR UPDATE; 

DELIMITER ;;
CREATE PROCEDURE `auto_increment_fromtable2`(IN table1 VARCHAR(255), IN table2 VARCHAR(255))
BEGIN
set @qry = concat('SELECT @max1 := (`id` + 1) FROM `',table1,'` ORDER BY `id` DESC LIMIT 1;');
 prepare stmt from @qry;
execute stmt;
deallocate prepare stmt;
 set @qry = concat('SELECT @max2 := (`id` + 1) FROM `',table2,'` ORDER BY `id` DESC LIMIT 1;');
 prepare stmt from @qry;
execute stmt;
deallocate prepare stmt;
IF @max1 < @max2 THEN
 set @qry = concat('alter table `',table1,'` auto_increment=',@max2);prepare stmt from @qry;execute stmt;deallocate prepare stmt;
SELECT 'updated' as `status`;
else
SELECT 'no update needed' as `status`;
END IF;
END ;;
DELIMITER ;