InstallingtheMongoDBPHPDriveronXAMPPformacOS

This guide offers a detailed method for installing the MongoDB PHP driver on XAMPP for macOS. Follow these steps to ensure a successful setup:

• Ensure you have the following installed on your Mac:

• MongoDB


• XAMPP for macOS


• Homebrew Package Manager

Open your terminal and execute the following commands:

brew install wget
brew install autoconf
sudo /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/bin/pecl install mongodb

Add the line extension=mongodb.so to your php.ini file, typically located at /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/etc/php.ini.

Restart Apache by running:

sudo /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/xampp restartapache

To verify the installation, you can check if the MongoDB extension is loaded by creating a PHP file with and accessing it via your web browser.

Tip: If MongoDB is not already installed, you can use Homebrew to install it:

brew install mongodb