A
highly scalable and performance oriented database is the basic
priority of every web developer. If you too are one then it is an
absolute necessity to get hold of the right database management
software. Whether you are indulged in WordPress web development or
plain software development, data management is something you can't
take for granted. MongoDB is one such truly effective data management
software that allows you to design, develop and deliver databases for
meeting varied purposes including: user data management, content
management and delivery, big data and a lot more. If you are new to
MongoDB and want to gather a deep understanding of the same then
you've landed on the right post. Here, I'll be making you well
acquainted with all the steps that mark the appropriate use of
MongoDB.
Step
1- Install MongoDB in your system
Having
used MongoDB for over 3 years, I recommend you to opt for a renowned
online service for installing the MongoDB database. Here, I've opted
for using MongoHQ
website for downloading and installing a free version of MongoDB
database. All you need to do is create an account and you can start
managing databases of any size.
Step
2- Create your first database
Once
you've downloaded and installed MongoDB on your system, simply click
on “Add a Database” link for creating your first database. You
can choose to name this database as “blog”. Specifying the name
as 'blog' means that you'll be able to manage the database for your
blog.
Step
3- Create a user for the database
Now
that you're done with creating the “blog” database, opt for
adding a user who will be authorized to access the database and
manipulate it in any way even outside MongoHQ. Here, it is vital to
make a note of the username and password that has been used for
creating the user. These credentials would serve handy each time the
added user wants to gain access to the database and plans to perform
tweaks to it.
Step
4- Create categories for documents, also called Collections
Document
categorization is one of the vital aspects of database management.
For example, if you intend to have multiple documents related to
specific blogs/articles then creating collections serves as the best
option for collaborating the documents into a single folder. This
collection of documents is also referred to as Posts. Go to the
Collections page and create a collection which is named as “Posts”.
Refer the below screen-shot for the same:
http://jaskokoyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/11-1.png
On
this page, opt for adding some documents to the posts collection.
Here, you'll be able to view a JSON object with a property that's
named as _id. This _id property serves as a handy way of identifying
each document included within the posts collection. Further, create
two separate properties and name them as 'title' and 'content'. Here
is the screen-shot for how the screen for this looks like:
http://jaskokoyn.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/11-2.png
Step
5- Repeat step 4 for a second time and
you'll have two separate blog posts created using a manual approach.
I personally recommend using lorem ipsum for creating dummy content.
So,
if you are thinking about delivering Custom WordPress Development
solutions or a range of other web solutions with production grade
databases then MongoDB is your tool. Go ahead and start leveraging
its features for building remarkable applications without worrying
about the hassles of database management.
Wrapping
it all up
I'm
sure this post would have allowed you to
learn
a lot about the correct usage of MongoDB. Backed by remarkable
features, MongoDB can be easily managed on any cloud infrastructure.
Plus, the 24x365 global support organization can be accessed for
resolving a wide array of issues pertaining to use of MongoDB.