MongoClient
PHP Manual

MongoClient::__get

Gets a database

Description

public MongoDB MongoClient::__get ( string $dbname )

This is the cleanest way of getting a database. If the database name has any special characters, MongoClient::selectDB will need to be used; however, this should be sufficient for most cases.

<?php

$mongo = new MongoClient();

// the following two lines are equivalent
$db = $mongo->selectDB("foo");
$db = $mongo->foo;

?>

Parameters

dbname

The database name.

Return Values

Returns a new db object.

Errors/Exceptions

Throws a generic exception if the database name is invalid.