MongoClient::selectCollection

Gets a database collection

This extension that defines this method is deprecated. Instead, the MongoDB extension should be used. There is no equivalent for this method in the new extension, but there is an alternative in the PHP library:

» MongoDB\Client::selectCollection()

Description

public MongoCollection MongoClient::selectCollection ( string $db , string $collection )

Parameters

db: The database name.
collection: The collection name.

Return Values

Returns a new collection object.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws Exception if the database or collection name is invalid.

Examples

Example #1 MongoClient::selectCollection example


<?php
$m = new MongoClient();

$c1 = $m->selectCollection("foo", "bar.baz");
// which is equivalent to
$c2 = $m->selectDB("foo")->selectCollection("bar.baz");

// $c1 and $c2 now represent the same collection
?>