Cannot connect mongoDB and PHP - php

Question

I am successfully running mongoDB v3.2.10 in terminal on macOS 10.11.6 and MAMP server running php 7.0.8.
When I try to reach mongo via php code like:
<?php
// connect to mongodb
$m = new MongoClient();
?>
at url: http://localhost:8888/Mongo/login.php
I get:
This site can’t be reached
localhost refused to connect.
When I reach mongo on the native port
at url: http://localhost:27017/Mongo/login.php
I get:
It looks like you are trying to access MongoDB over HTTP on the native
driver port.
Any idea what am I missing here?

Answer 1

Looks like you are using the built-in PHP Mongo DB clients. There is a new MongoDB driver that replace that. You will have to install it.
http://php.net/manual/en/set.mongodb.php
The newer MongoDB extension replaces the built-in PHP Mongo DB client. You'll also want to use the composer PHPLIB MongoDB client from here: http://php.net/manual/en/mongodb.tutorial.library.php
use MongoDB\Client;
try {
$mongoDbClient = new Client('mongodb://localhost:27017');
} catch (Exception $error) {
echo $error->getMessage(); die(1);
}