Installing the MongoDB PHP Driver on macOS with Homebrew

» Homebrew 1.5.0 deprecated the » Homebrew/php tap and removed formulae for individual PHP extensions. Going forward, macOS users are advised to install the » php formula and follow the standard PECL installation instructions using the pecl command provided by the Homebrew PHP installation.

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Luiz Eduardo 18-Dec-2018 05:29
How to install on macOS Mojave

Start with:

sudo pecl install mongodb

To check if mongodb package is installed, look for "mongodb" when you run:

pecl list

To get your installed mongodb.so path, run:

pecl list-files mongodb | grep mongodb.so

then remove (or comment out) on your php.ini file:

extension="mongodb.so"

(I could not found a line with extension="php_mongodb.so")

now insert a line with:

extension="{{the path to your installed mongodb.so}}"

Run this command to get your ext-*.ini directory path:

php -i | grep Scan

Create your ext-mongodb.ini with:

touch {{your conf.d path}}/ext-mongodb.ini

like:
touch /usr/local/etc/php/7.1/conf.d/ext-mongodb.ini

Restart your apache to read the new configuration

Sanity check with:

php -i | grep mongodb

Your're ready to go.
lcalrissian at yahoo dot com 08-Apr-2018 09:21
The mongodb install has been removed from Homebrew. To install the mongodb extension you need to use pecl.

sudo pecl install mongodb

You may need to follow some additional configuration. Follow the inline instructions as they appear. Once the install is finished it will add two lines at the bottom of your php.ini file. Instead, remove these lines and add the and add a separate file to your conf.d directory in the same directory as you php.ini file.

In php.ini remove

extension="mongodb.so" // remove
extension="php_mongodb.so // remove

Then run:

$ touch /usr/local/etc/php/5.6/conf.d/ext-mongodb.ini

Finally add this line to the new file:

// example
extension="/usr/local/Cellar/php@5.6/5.6.35/pecl/20131226/mongodb.so"
okanck at gmail dot com 05-Apr-2018 07:57
All formulas in homebrew/php has been deleted or moved to homebrew/core.

To avoid installation problem in homebrew, you can use the command below:

brew tap kyslik/php
brew install phpXX-mongodb
tfe 04-Apr-2018 05:42
Then I try install

brew install php72-mongodb

I get error:

Error: No available formula with the name "php72-mongodb"
==> Searching for a previously deleted formula (in the last month)...
Error: No previously deleted formula found.
==> Searching for similarly named formulae...
==> Searching local taps...
Error: No similarly named formulae found.
==> Searching taps...
==> Searching taps on GitHub...
cristian dot carreno dot g at gmail dot com 23-Sep-2017 02:24
For OS Sierra 10.12.6

PHP 5.6

brew tap homebrew/php
brew install php56-mongodb
extension="/usr/local/opt/php56-mongodb/mongodb.so"
simon at programujem dot eu 12-Apr-2017 08:56
The mongodb extension is also available for PHP 7.1, you can install it using similar command:

brew install php71-mongodb
haxpor at gmail dot com 02-Mar-2017 02:29
No only just you install it via brew for correct version of php installed on your machine.

You have to set extension in php.ini too.

In case of macOS and php 5.6 installed.
I have to set

extension="/usr/local/opt/php56-mongo/mongo.so"

The correct path will show mongodb loaded on phpinfo.
amit dot clavax at gmail dot com 24-Nov-2016 06:06
Below command work for me mac sierra os
brew install php55-mongodb
givemeanthony at outlook dot com 03-Sep-2016 09:05
You must first tap the PHP formula repository from terminal like so

    brew tap homebrew/php

in order to install PHP extensions like MongoDB via Homebrew.
After tapping the formula repository, install the MongoDB extension

    brew install phpxx-mongodb

where xx is the version number.
avtrulzz at yahoo dot co dot in 03-Sep-2016 10:07
The correct command for installation is using homebrew is
brew install homebrew/php/phpxx-mongodb

For ex. to install the driver for php5.6 use :
brew install homebrew/php/php55-mongodb