Pre-Flight Check
- 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.
Step 1: Setup Environment, Install PHP Extension & Application Repository (PEAR)
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
Step 2: Installation with the PHP Extension Community Library (PECL)
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 Step 3:Configure PHP
For a refresher on editing files with vim see: New User Tutorial: Overview of the Vim Text Editor
vim /etc/php.ini
It is possible to place the following bit of code anywhere in the php.ini file. However, the most common location for extensions is in the Dynamic Extensions section.
Find extension=mongo.so
Then exit and save the file with the command systemctl restart httpd
Step 4: Verify the Extension is Available
Now verify that the extension is available by using the following command:
php -m | grep -i mongo
Your result should be:
