MongoDB

This section includes tutorials, tips and tricks of using MongoDB

Installation

In this section, we will show you how install MongoDB Community Edition.

  1. Go to https://www.mongodb.com/try/download

  2. Scroll to "MongoDB Community Server", in Available Downloads section, Select the Version, Platform and package and press on Download button

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  1. Open the downloaded file, press Next in the following screen:

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  1. Accept the terms in the License Agreement, by clicking on the checkbox next to I accept the terms in the License Agreement and press "Next" in the following screen:

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  1. Choose setup type Complete, then press Next in the following screen:

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  1. Install MongoD as a Service, Choose Run Service as Network Service user, then press Next in the following screen:

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  1. Install MongoDB Compass, that is the official graphical user interface for MongoDB, Make sure that Install MongoDB Compass is checked, then press Next in the following screen:

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  1. Finally, press on Install in the following screen and MongoDB will start the installation

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CRUD with Mongo NoSQL DB

In this section, we are getting started with MongoDB Compass, that is the official graphical user interface for MongoDB, We will create and drop a database, create collection, add, update and delete data.

  1. Open MongoDB Compass, and you should see the following screen:

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  1. Create New Connection, in two ways as follows:

    1. Paste your connection String (SRV or Standard), then press Connect

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  1. Fill in Connection fields individually, by filling Hostname, port, selecting the authentication and then press on Connect in following screen:

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Database Creation

  1. Click Create database in the following screen:

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  1. Fill in Database Name and Collection Name, then press Create Database in the following screen:

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  1. In the following screen, you should see the database that you have created in the previous step.

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  1. Click on the database, you should see the following screen with the collection that you named in the previous step:

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  1. Click on the collection, you should see the following screen:

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Add Document

  1. Add data, in the following screen press "Add Data", in two ways Import file or Insert Document

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  1. Import File, by browsing the file you want to import and selecting Input Type File, then press IMPORT and the data will be imported

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  1. Insert Document, then fill the data and then press INSERT

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Edit Document

  1. To edit Document, hover over the document that you want to edit and press Edit Document, apply the changes then press UPDATE, as in the following screens:

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Document Deletion

To delete a Document, hover over the document that you want to delete and press Delete Document and then press DELETE

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Find Document

To find Data, Fill in the field and the value, then press FIND, then the data will be filter according to the inserted field and value.

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Database Drop

To drop a database, in the left side section, hover over the database that you want to drop and press the trash can with tool tip Drop database, as in the following screen:

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Drop database drops all tables in the database and deletes the database. Be very careful with this statement!