使用最新的PHP / MongoDB版本

Question

After much of a struggle I managed to install MongoDB as a service and WAMP. Then on start I got a fatal error saying these would not work:

$m = new Mongo(...);
$m = new MongoClient(...);

In some previous questions on SO people mentioned using a new class called MongoDB/Driver/Manager. I also came across something called MongoDB/Client.

As a beginner to MongoDB I now stand rather confused about how to use/connect to a DB and collection.

I guess I will use:

$m = new MongoDB/Driver/Manager(...);

However,

$db = $m->$dbname; // Seems to cause -> Notice: Undefined Property
$collection = $db->shows; // dito

So all in all what are the difference between MongoDB/Driver/Manager and MongoDB/Client ? And with these new classes how would I correctly connect to a DB or Collection as shown in the previous snippet ? I can't seem to find many examples explaining how to use these new classes, or an up to date correct way of using the new classes for basic functionality. Thanks,

Answer 1

I think I understand what I am confusing.

Using the MongoDB/Driver/Manager class and others, are part of the basic tools available with the PHP MongoDB Driver. I am guessing it is not recommended using them unless you know what you are doing, or you want something relatively customized.

A more recommendable alternative is to install "mongodb/mongodb-^1.xx" with a PHP installer such as Composer, which will give you a MongoDB Library . This will give you classes such as the MongoDB/Client class.

Once the library has been installed you can connect like so:

<?php 
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$client = new MongoDB/Client('mongodb://localhost:27017');
// Add URI of MongoDB here
$mydb = $client->mydb; // Add the new DB name or existing DB name here
$collection = $mydb->createCollection('userCollection');
... 
?>