How to create a MongoDB database using PHP Script?

The following code example shows how to create a MongoDB database using PHP Script.

Using the given server address and other default options, the MongoClient class creates an instance of Mongo. The next statement creates a database with the name ‘Blog’ if it doesn’t exist already. However, if the database is already there, it is selected.

<?php
   // connect to mongodb
   $db_manager = new MongoClient();
	
   echo "Connected!";
   // select a database
   $database = $db_manager->Blog;
	
   echo "<br>Selecting the Blog Database....";
?>

Output

**Program to Create a MongoDB database using PHP Script**

As can be seen in the following figure, the GUI client of Mongo, the MongoDB Compass shows the newly created database ‘Blog‘.

**The Database Blog shown in the MongoDB Compass**

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