How to Install the MongoDB PHP Driver (Extension) on CentOS 7

• These instructions are intended specifically for installing the MongoDB PHP Driver (Extension) on CentOS 7.
• I’ll be working from a Liquid Web Core Managed CentOS 7 server with HTTPD already installed, configured, and running, and I’ll be logged in as root.

As a matter of best practice we’ll update our packages:

yum -y update

Then let’s install a compiler, the PHP Extension and Application Repository (PEAR), and PHP development tools:

yum -y install gcc php-pear php-devel

Now let’s install the MongoDB PHP driver (extension) with PECL:

pecl install mongo

Next you’ll be prompted regarding ‘MongoDB Enterprise Authentication’. If you’re not specifically using SASL (and already have it installed), then hit enter to continue (thus answering ‘no’):

Build with Cyrus SASL (MongoDB Enterprise Authentication) support? [no] :

For a refresher on editing files with vim see: New User Tutorial: Overview of the Vim Text Editor

vim /etc/php.ini

Find Dynamic Extensions and insert the following in that section:

extension=mongo.so

Then exit and save the file with the command :wq .

And now we’ll restart Apache:

systemctl restart httpd

Now verify that the extension is available by using the following command:

php -m | grep -i mongo

Your result should be:

mongo