MongoDB is a NoSQL database that stores data in flexible, JSON-like documents.

Start MongoDB Server

mongosh

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<aside> 💡 MongoDB strings are case sensitive

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Show All Databases

show databases

show dbs

Switching/Creating Databases

Syntax:

use <database-name>

use dataBaseName

Delete Database

1. First Switch to the database that you want to delete

   use dataBaseName
   

2. Drop the database

   db.dropDatabase()
   

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Collections in MongoDB

• collection is similar to a table in SQL databases
• A collection in MongoDB is a group of documents. Each document is a BSON (Binary JSON) object, which is similar to a JSON object

Create Collections

Syntax: