MongoDB Basics

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title
3. Copyright
4. Dedication
5. Contents at a Glance
6. Contents
7. About the Authors
8. About the Technical Reviewers
9. Acknowledgments
10. Introduction
11. Chapter 1: Introduction to MongoDB
    1. Reviewing the MongoDB Philosophy
       1. Using the Right Tool for the Right Job
       2. Lacking Innate Support for Transactions
       3. JSON and MongoDB
       4. Adopting a Nonrelational Approach
       5. Opting for Performance vs. Features
       6. Running the Database Anywhere
    2. Fitting Everything Together
       1. Generating or Creating a Key
       2. Using Keys and Values
       3. Implementing Collections
       4. Understanding Databases
    3. Reviewing the Feature List
       1. Using Document-Oriented Storage (BSON)
       2. Supporting Dynamic Queries
       3. Indexing Your Documents
       4. Leveraging Geospatial Indexes
       5. Profiling Queries
       6. Updating Information In-Place
       7. Storing Binary Data
       8. Replicating Data
       9. Implementing Sharding
       10. Using Map and Reduce Functions
       11. The MongoDB Aggregation Framework
    4. Getting Help
       1. Visiting the Website
       2. Chatting with the MongoDB Developers
       3. Cutting and Pasting MongoDB Code
       4. Finding Solutions on Google Groups
       5. Leveraging the JIRA Tracking System
    5. Summary
12. Chapter 2: Installing MongoDB
    1. Choosing Your Version
       1. Understanding the Version Numbers
    2. Installing MongoDB on Your System
       1. Installing MongoDB under Linux
       2. Installing MongoDB under Windows
    3. Running MongoDB
       1. Prerequisites
       2. Surveying the Installation Layout
       3. Using the MongoDB Shell
    4. Installing Additional Drivers
       1. Installing the PHP Driver
       2. Confirming That Your PHP Installation Works
       3. Installing the Python Driver
       4. Confirming That Your PyMongo Installation Works
    5. Summary
13. Chapter 3: The Data Model
    1. Designing the Database
       1. Drilling Down on Collections
       2. Using Documents
       3. Creating the _id Field
    2. Building Indexes
       1. Impacting Performance with Indexes
    3. Implementing Geospatial Indexing
       1. Querying Geospatial Information
    4. Using MongoDB in the Real World
    5. Summary
14. Chapter 4: Working with Data
    1. Navigating Your Databases
       1. Viewing Available Databases and Collections
    2. Inserting Data into Collections
    3. Querying for Data
       1. Using the Dot Notation
       2. Using the Sort, Limit, and Skip Functions
       3. Working with Capped Collections, Natural Order, and $natural
       4. Retrieving a Single Document
       5. Using the Aggregation Commands
       6. Working with Conditional Operators
       7. Leveraging Regular Expressions
    4. Updating Data
       1. Updating with update()
       2. Implementing an Upsert with the save( ) Command
       3. Updating Information Automatically
       4. Specifying the Position of a Matched Array
       5. Atomic Operations
       6. Modifying and Returning a Document Atomically
    5. Renaming a Collection
    6. Removing Data
    7. Referencing a Database
       1. Referencing Data Manually
       2. Referencing Data with DBRef
    8. Implementing Index-Related Functions
       1. Surveying Index-Related Commands
       2. Forcing a Specified Index to Query Data
       3. Constraining Query Matches
    9. Summary
15. Chapter 5: GridFS
    1. Filling in Some Background
    2. Working with GridFS
    3. Getting Started with the Command-Line Tools
       1. Using the _id Key
       2. Working with Filenames
       3. Determining a File’s Length
       4. Working with Chunk Sizes
       5. Tracking the Upload Date
       6. Hashing Your Files
    4. Looking Under MongoDB’s Hood
       1. Using the search Command
       2. Deleting
       3. Retrieving Files from MongoDB
       4. Summing Up mongofiles
    5. Exploiting the Power of Python
       1. Connecting to the Database
       2. Accessing the Words
    6. Putting Files into MongoDB
    7. Retrieving Files from GridFS
    8. Deleting Files
    9. Summary
16. Index