Ebook: MongoDB and PHP

"What would happen if you optimized a data store for the operations application developers actually use? You'd arrive at MongoDB, the reliable document-oriented database. With this concise guide, you'll learn how to build elegant database applications with MongoDB and PHP. Written by the Chief Solutions Architect at 10gen--the company that develops and supports this open source database--this book takes you through MongoDB basics such as queries, read-write operations, and administration, and then dives into MapReduce, sharding, and other advanced topics. Get out of the relational database rut, and take advantage of a high-performing system optimized for operations and scale"--Publisher.;Chapter 1. Why Mongo? The Problem of Objects and Relational Data Structures; The Problem with ORMs; ORMs Are Hairy and Complex; ORMs Aren't Performant; ORMs Neutered SQL; Complicated Architecture; PHP Is Mostly CRUD; MongoDB, Optimized for Operation; MongoDB Is a Document Database; Document == Array; Databases; Collections; Documents; MongoDB Is Optimized for CRUD Operations; Optimal Interface for Developers; Optimal Performance; Optimal Simplicity; The Value of Consistency.