function ai_ping_next()
{
global $wpdb;
$name = "_vp_ai_ping";
$wpdb->query($wpdb->prepare("DELETE FROM `{$wpdb->options}` WHERE `option_name` = %s;", $name));
$success = $wpdb->query($wpdb->prepare("INSERT INTO `{$wpdb->options}` (`option_name`, `option_value`, `autoload`) VALUES (%s, '', 'no')", $name));
if (!$success) {
return false;
}
return $wpdb->insert_id;
}