(PECL mongo >=0.9.0)
MongoCollection::find — Querys this collection
The fields for which to search.
Fields of the results to return.
Returns a cursor for the search results.
Example #1 MongoCollection::find() example
This example demonstrates how to search for a range.
<?php
// search for documents where 5 < x < 20
$rangeQuery = array('x' => array( '$gt' => 5, '$lt' => 20 ));
$cursor = $collection->find($rangeQuery);
?>
See MongoCursor for more information how to work with cursors.
Example #2 MongoCollection::find() example using $where
This example demonstrates how to search a collection using javascript code to reduce the resultset.
<?php
$collection = $db->my_db->articles;
$js = "function() {
return this.type == 'homepage' || this.featured == true;
}";
$articles = $collection->find(array('$where' => $js));
?>
Example #3 MongoCollection::find() example using $in
This example demonstrates how to search a collection using the $in operator.
<?php
$collection = $db->my_db->articles;
$articles = $collection->find(array(
'type' => array('$in' => array('homepage', 'editorial'))
));
?>
MongoDB core docs on » find.