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How to connect to MongoDB on App Platform - PHP

Hi,

Please I would like to know how could I install the extension and the library of MongoDB on App Platform with PHP.

I’ve tested this composer.json and it doesn’t work:

code
{
    "require": {
        "ext-mongodb": "*"
    }
}

I’ve also tested “ext-mongo” instead of “ext-mongodb”. And also “ext-mongodb”: “^1.10.0”.

It displays me this error: “Build Error: Non-Zero Exit”.

The MongoDB database is on Digitalocean, and it’s linked to the app as a component.

Thank you!

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crashoverride • September 20, 2021

👋 @nawfal

I don’t think that error is related to the MongoDB. Build Error: Non-Zero Exit means that during build/detection the app errored, since PHP apps generally don’t compile, this is commonly caused by a missing composer.lock file.

Also, DigitalOcean MongoDB instances require connecting with a CA certificate. You can use bind variables to inject it by creating an environment variable like: CA_CERT=${db-mongodb-nyc1-12345.CA_CERT}.

Hope this helps!

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