How-to Install PHP 5 MongoDB Extension on Mac Mavericks 10.9 OS X Step-by-Step Easy Guide

April 17, 2014 | By Mark Goo | Filed in: Tutorial.

Enabling PHP MongoDB Support for Mac OS X

The Tutorial Simply Shows You Step-by-Step How-to Install the PHP 5 MongoDB Database Extension by PECL on Mac 10.9 Mavericks OS X.

MongoDB (from “humongous”) is an Open-Source Document Database written in C++, and the leading NoSQL database.

PECL is short for “PHP Extension Community Library“. PECL Extensions are also distributed as packages and can be installed using the PEAR installer with the PECL command.

Installing MongoDb PHP Pecl Extension for Mac OS X - Featured

Open Terminal Window
(Press “Enter” to Execute Commands)
Installing Required autoconf Package by MacPorts
```
sudo su
```
If Got “User is Not in Sudoers file” then Look: Solution
```
port install autoconf
```
How-to Install MacPorts on Mac 10.9 Mavericks:

Getting-Started with MacPorts

Macports Setup.
How-to Install/Enable Pear/Pecl Command on Mac OS X:

PHP PEAR+PECL for Mac OS X

Enabling pecl on mac.
Installing PHP 5 MongoDB Extension
```
pecl install mongo
```
Enabling PHP 5 MongoDB Extension
```
nano /[path/2]/php.ini
```
On the Extensions Section Add:
```
extension=mongo.so
```
Ctrl+x to Save & Exit!
Restart Apache to Load the PHP MongoDB Support

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