Using MongoDB in PHP

To access MongoDB from PHP you will need:

The MongoDB server running - the server is the "mongod" file, not the "mongo" client (note the "d" at the end)

The MongoDB PHP driver installed

Installing the PHP Driver

*NIX

Run:

sudo pecl install mongo

Open your php.ini file and add to it:

extension=mongo.so

It is recommended to add this to the section with the other "extensions", but it will work from anywhere within the php.ini file.

Restart your web server (Apache, nginx, etc.) for the change to take effect.

See the installation docs for configuration information and OS-specific installation instructions.

Note

pecl requires that pear be installed. For those using apt-get, you may need to run the following:

sudo apt-get install php5-dev php5-cli php-pear

Windows

Download the correct driver for your environment from http://http://www.zjjv.com///mongodb/mongo-php-driver/downloads. Thread safe is for running PHP as an Apache module (typical installation), non-thread safe is for CGI

Unzip and add the php_mongo.dll file to your PHP extensions directory (usually the "ext" folder in your PHP installation.)

Add to your php.ini:

extension=php_mongo.dll

Restart your web server (Apache, IIS, etc.) for the change to take effect

For more information, see the Windows section of the installation docs.

Using the PHP Driver

To get started, see the Tutorial. Also check out the API Documentation.

See Also

MongoDB for the PHP Mind Blog Series