MongoDB

When using a document-orientated database like MongoDB, you let your application take control of the data structure instead of the database. This seems unconventional for developers used to working with relational databases (like me) but it can help to speed up the development process.

Drop MongoDB database in PHP


// Establish connection.
$connection = new Mongo();

// Select database.
$database = $connection->demo;

// Drop database.
$dropped = $database->drop();
var_dump($dropped);

// Close connection.
$connection->close();

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First steps using MongoDB in PHP


// Establish connection.
$connection = new Mongo();
// Select database, create database if database not exists.
$database = $connection->demo;
// Select collection.
$collection = $database->users;
// Insert data.
$user = array(
  'name' => 'Dribbit',
  'email' => 'info@dribbit.eu',
);
$collection->insert($user);

// Get all records.
$records = $collection->find();
var_dump($records);
foreach($records as $record) {
  var_dump($record);
}

// Close connection.
$connection->close();