How To install mongodb and php driver in ubuntu 12.10 ?

How To install mongodb and php driver in ubuntu 12.10 ?

add mongodb repo in the sources.list:
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

add below:
deb http://downloads-distro.mongodb.org/repo/ubuntu-upstart dist 10gen

add mongodb repo key(make sure port 11371 is open):
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv 7F0CEB10

update repo:
sudo apt-get update

install mongodb:
sudo apt-get install mongodb-10gen

check if mongo process is running:
ps aux | grep mongo

to start, stop, restart mongodb:
sudo service mongodb start
sudo service mongodb stop
sudo service mongodb restart

to test mongo by going mongo command prompt:
mongo

at the mongo prompt:
>show dbs;
> db.test.save( { a: 1 } )
> db.test.find()

install php driver for mongodb:
sudo apt-get install php-pear php5-dev
sudo apt-get install make

check mongo php driver:
pecl search mongo

install mongo php driver:
sudo pecl install mongo

add mongo extension in php.ini:
sudo nano /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini

add below:
extension = mongo.so


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note: use mongo command to go to the mongo command shell.

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note: install phpmoadmin to administer mongodb.
cd /var/www
sudo wget http://phpmoadmin.com/file/phpmoadmin.zip
sudo unzip phpmoadmin.zip

and then browse to http://localhost/moadmin.php  in the internet browser.

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note: add this to php.ini  if mongodb is in another server.
[Mongo]
; default host 127.0.0.1
; custom host: the IP address of the database server
mongo.default_host = "xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx"

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note: if you have problem running mongo then try using below to install:
sudo apt-get install mongodb


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