PHP based application can connect to MongoDB using PHP MongoDB Driver. PHP MongoDB Driver works with PHP on a variety of platforms, such as Windows, Mac OS, and the various versions of UNIX.

Audience

This tutorial is designed for PHP programmers who would like to understand the MongoDB driver to connect to MongoDB in detail along with its architecture and actual usage.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with this tutorial, you should have a good understanding of PHP programming language. As you are going to deal with MongoDB database, you should have prior exposure to NoSQL and Database concepts.