Problem installing PHP driver for MongoDb on wamp

I've never used MONGO, but I was curious to see if there were any problems using it with the WAMPServer, so I did a quick install to prove it works and it works .

Here is a list of what I have done, hopefully this will help you understand what you may have done wrong.

First you have to download the Mongo database manager itself and install it. Download fromhttps://www.mongodb.org/downloads

Updated Aug 2019: Download from here now

So you can host the software yourself, I would download the ZIP and NOT the .MSI in such a way that the .msi developer does not mess up your system and what they think should be done to your system and you are in complete control ...

Download the 32-bit or 64-bit version that matches your OS version and WampServer (32/64).

Now, installation is just a case of extracting files from a zip file and placing them somewhere on your system. I suggest: -

Copy the folder bin

from the extraction to c:\wamp\bin\mongo\mongox.y.z

(xyz to match the mongo version you downloaded).

Create a data folder in that folder, so c:\wamp\bin\mongo\mongox.y.z\data

Create a data folder for your first database in that folder, so\wamp\bin\mongo\mongox.y.z\data\db

Create config file for mongo in c:\wamp\bin\mongo\mongox.y.z\mongod.cfg

and add at least these parameters: -

NOTE: these are just parameters that will run it, NOT a DEFINITIVE PARAMETER!

systemLog:
  destination: file
  path: "c:/wamp/logs/mongod.log"
  logAppend: true
  timeStampFormat: iso8601-local

net:
  bindIp: 127.0.0.1
  port: 27017

storage:
  dbPath: "c:/wamp/bin/mongo/mongo2.6.6/data"
  directoryPerDB: true

      

        
        
        
      

    

Now if you want mongodb to run as a service, create a batch file, for example in the folder C:\wamp\bin\mongo\mongox.y.z

: -

File name = install_service.cmd

mongod.exe --config "c:\wamp\bin\mongo\mongo2.6.6\mongod.cfg" --install --serviceName wampmongodb --serviceDisplayName wampmongodb
sc config wampmongodb start= demand

      

        
        
        
      

    

Requires a space between start=

and demand

, not a typo

For completeness, also create a delete file: -

File name = uninstall_service.cmd

mongod.exe --remove --serviceName wampmongodb

      

        
        
        
      

    

Now create 2 batch files to start and stop your mongodb instance

File name = start_mongo.cmd

net start wampmongodb

      

        
        
        
      

    

Filename = stop_mongo.cmd

net stop wampmongodb

      

        
        
        
      

    

Now start a command window with (Run as administrator) and use these command files to install and run MONGODB server

CD \wamp\bin\mongo\mongox.y.z
#Install MONGO as a service
install_service
#Start the service
start_mongo

      

        
        
        
      

    

Now check the folder c:\wamp\logs

and make sure there are no error messages in the mongod.log file.

From the command window, check that mongo is working with a few simple commands. Use the instructions here http://docs.mongodb.org/manual/tutorial/getting-started/

to prove everything works.

NOW ADD PHP Extension

Download from http://pecl.php.net/package/mongo '

Select the version you want and click the Windows icon with the word DLL next to it in the Downloads column.

You will be taken to the download page for this version of the MONGO PHP extension.

Now you need to select the download link corresponding to the version of the MONGO extension you need and corresponding (x86) for a 32-bit WAMPServer installation or (x64) for a 64-bit WAMPServer installation.

You must click on the "DLL" link, otherwise you will get the Unix / Linux source code.

Remember that you must match the 32- or 64-bit version of WAMPServer you downloaded

Therefore, if you are using Windows 64bit, but have installed WAMPServer 32bit, you need the 32-bit version of the MONGO extension.

Also remember that you need a Thread Safe (TS) version to work with the Apache WAMPServer configuration.

Extract the zip file and copy php_mongo.dll

to your PHP folder likeC:\wamp\bin\php\phpx.y.z\ext

Edit the php.ini file to add the new extension. To use Mongo with your webserver (Apache) use the wampmanager menu to edit php.ini i.e.

wampmanager -> PHP -> php.ini

      

        
        
        
      

    

and add this line after all other internal lines

extension=php_mongo.dll

      

        
        
        
      

    

To use mongo with scripts run from the command line (PHP CLI), edit C:\wamp\bin\php\phpx.y.z\php.ini

and re-add the extension line there.

Start Wampmanager. Or restart the Apache service. This should update the WAMPServers config and select the new PHP extension, if not when wampmanager is running: -

wampmanager -> Apache -> Service -> Restart Service

      

        
        
        
      

    

Run localhost: -

wampmanager -> localhost

      

        
        
        
      

    

and then click the phpinfo () link on the homepage.

You should now see a section entitled "Mongo" that lists some of the configuration options. If you do, PHP MONGO extension is active.

IMPORTANT

If you are using Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows 7, you may need to install this hotfix to resolve the memory-mapped file issue. Request it here http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2731284/en-us

. You have to ask for it and then they will send you an email telling you where to download it from.

The link they gave me was http://hotfixv4.microsoft.com/Windows 7/Windows Server2008 R2 SP1/sp2/Fix405791/7600/free/451412_intl_i386_zip.exe

However, I didn't need to install it to get to the step where MONGO was installed and simple tests were run from the command line AND via Apache and PHP.