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MongoDB is a powerful NoSQL database that pairs well with modern applications that need flexibility and scalability. Laravel, a PHP framework known for its elegance and developer-friendliness, now officially supports MongoDB with the mongodb/laravel-mongodb driver. In this guide, we’ll build a complete CRUD application using Laravel and MongoDB step-by-step.
composer require mongodb/laravel-mongodb
Also make sure you have the MongoDB PHP extension installed.
In your .env file, set the MongoDB credentials:
DB_CONNECTION=mongodb DB_HOST=127.0.0.1 DB_PORT=27017 DB_DATABASE=mongo_db DB_USERNAME=mongo_user DB_PASSWORD=mongo_pass
config/database.php
'mongodb' => [
'driver' => 'mongodb',
'host' => env('DB_HOST'),
'port' => env('DB_PORT'),
'database' => env('DB_DATABASE'),
'username' => env('DB_USERNAME'),
'password' => env('DB_PASSWORD'),
'options' => [
'database' => 'admin', // Authentication DB
],
],
use MongoDB\Laravel\Eloquent\Model;
class Product extends Model
{
protected $connection = 'mongodb';
protected $collection = 'products';
protected $fillable = ['name', 'price', 'description'];
}
php artisan make:controller ProductController --resource
public function index() {
$products = Product::latest()->paginate(10);
return view('products.index', compact('products'));
}
public function create() {
return view('products.create');
}
public function store(Request $request) {
Product::create($request->validate([
'name' => 'required|string',
'price' => 'required|numeric',
'description' => 'nullable|string',
]));
return redirect()->route('products.index')->with('success', 'Product created successfully!');
}
public function edit(Product $product) {
return view('products.edit', compact('product'));
}
public function update(Request $request, Product $product) {
$product->update($request->validate([
'name' => 'required|string',
'price' => 'required|numeric',
'description' => 'nullable|string',
]));
return redirect()->route('products.index')->with('success', 'Product updated!');
}
public function destroy(Product $product) {
$product->delete();
return redirect()->route('products.index')->with('success', 'Product deleted!');
}
resources/views/app.blade.php
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>MongoDB CRUD in Laravel</title>
<link href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/bootstrap@5.3.0/dist/css/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
</head>
<body class="p-4">
<div class="container">
@yield('content')
</div>
</body>
</html>
products/index.blade.php
@extends('app')
@section('content')
<h2>Product List</h2>
<a class="btn btn-primary mb-3" href="{{ route('products.create') }}">Add Product</a>
@if(session('success'))
<div class="alert alert-success">{{ session('success') }}</div>
@endif
<table class="table table-bordered">
<thead><tr><th>#</th><th>Name</th><th>Price</th><th>Description</th><th>Actions</th></tr></thead>
<tbody>
@forelse($products as $product)
<tr>
<td>{{ $loop->iteration }}</td>
<td>{{ $product->name }}</td>
<td>{{ $product->price }}</td>
<td>{{ $product->description }}</td>
<td>
<a href="{{ route('products.edit', $product) }}" class="btn btn-warning btn-sm">Edit</a>
<form method="POST" action="{{ route('products.destroy', $product) }}" style="display:inline-block">
@csrf @method('DELETE')
<button onclick="return confirm('Are you sure?')" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm">Delete</button>
</form>
</td>
</tr>
@empty
<tr><td colspan="5">No products found.</td></tr>
@endforelse
</tbody>
</table>
{{ $products->links() }}
@endsection
products/create.blade.php
@extends('app')
@section('content')
<h2>Add Product</h2>
<form action="{{ route('products.store') }}" method="POST">
@csrf
<div class="mb-3">
<label>Name</label>
<input name="name" class="form-control" required>
</div>
<div class="mb-3">
<label>Price</label>
<input name="price" type="number" class="form-control" required>
</div>
<div class="mb-3">
<label>Description</label>
<textarea name="description" class="form-control"></textarea>
</div>
<button class="btn btn-success">Save</button>
<a href="{{ route('products.index') }}" class="btn btn-secondary">Cancel</a>
</form>
@endsection
products/edit.blade.php
@extends('app')
@section('content')
<h2>Edit Product</h2>
<form action="{{ route('products.update', $product) }}" method="POST">
@csrf @method('PUT')
<div class="mb-3">
<label>Name</label>
<input name="name" value="{{ $product->name }}" class="form-control" required>
</div>
<div class="mb-3">
<label>Price</label>
<input name="price" value="{{ $product->price }}" type="number" class="form-control" required>
</div>
<div class="mb-3">
<label>Description</label>
<textarea name="description" class="form-control">{{ $product->description }}</textarea>
</div>
<button class="btn btn-success">Update</button>
<a href="{{ route('products.index') }}" class="btn btn-secondary">Cancel</a>
</form>
@endsection
By integrating MongoDB with Laravel, you unlock the power of flexible NoSQL data handling in a developer-friendly environment. This tutorial helped you connect Laravel with MongoDB, configure everything, and build a full-featured CRUD app. Whether you're scaling an existing Laravel project or exploring NoSQL, MongoDB offers powerful capabilities that pair well with Laravel’s ecosystem.