mongodb

MongoDB is a full-featured object database. Since it is fast, versatile, and schema-less, you can develop a very complex data storage layer without an ORM, and without any tedious coding. For this reason, I have been investigating MongoDB as a storage layer for PHP. Here's how to set up an environment on OS X Snow Leopard.

In this blog we'll do the following:

• Install MongoDB
• Add some initial data to MongoDB
• Install the PHP PECL driver for MongoDB
• Write a short PHP Script that uses MongoDB
• Shut down the MongoDB server