Get Started with the PHP Library
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Overview
The MongoDB PHP Library is a high-level abstraction for the MongoDB PHP extension, which you can use to connect to MongoDB and interact with data stored in your deployment. This guide shows you how to create an application that uses the MongoDB PHP Library to connect to a MongoDB cluster hosted on MongoDB Atlas and query data in your cluster.
Tip
MongoDB Atlas is a fully managed cloud database service that hosts your MongoDB deployments. You can create your own free (no credit card required) MongoDB Atlas deployment by following the steps in this guide.
Follow this guide to connect a sample PHP application to a MongoDB Atlas deployment. If you prefer to connect to MongoDB using a different driver or programming language, see our list of official drivers.