Using MongoDB with CodeIgniter

[eluser]Stilly[/eluser]
@bretticus - why so hostile? I would assume that someone who asks specifically about MongoDB knows what a NoSQL DB is and has a good reason for using it. Did you see a lot of people asking just because the name sounds funny or something?

@svatunen - switching to a NoSQL DB is a good decision (most of the time), you are in for a bumpy ride, but it's worth it!

There are two libs out there - Alex Bilbi has a lib that works just fine and YES you can go almost like ActiveRecord. Take a look here: http://bitbucket.org/alexbilbie/codeigni.../wiki/Home

Installing this library is as simple and painless as installing MongoDB - really a piece of cake. (Don't get confused by what others say - it is really simple and a great database engine. Take this from someone who has done this before ;-) )

There is another library from Kyle - I havent seen any updates for some 5 months. It works also just fine, but is not as advanced as Alex work. You can find it here: http://github.com/kyledye/MongoDB-CodeIgniter-Driver (Edit line 707 of the lib - there is a typo - it should be $connection_string and $conn_string)

Good Luck with whatever it is that you are doing!
(you can pm me, if you want to chat about Mongo and NoSQL)

Peace and good Karma to everyone

Sven