Installing MongoDB and creating a database

In this section we shall install MongoDB and create a database:

1. Download the MongoDB database at http://www.mongodb.org/downloads.
2. Configure the data folder by executing the following command in the bin folder:

   >mongod.exe -dbpath e:\mongodata\db 
   

3. Start mongod.exe in another Command Prompt.
4. Execute the following command:

   >show databaseExecute
   

   The >show dbs command also works fine with MongoDB.

5. Execute the following command to create a new database, namely eshopdb.

   >use new-eshopdb
   

6. Executing > show dbs will still show that eshopdb hasn't been created yet; this is because it doesn't contain any collections. Let's add some collections in the next step, once a collection is added.
7. Execute the following snippet in the Command Prompt. The following snippets will insert sample documents into the collection:

   db.eshopdb.insert({cust_id:1,name:"kishore",address:"jayangar"})
   db.eshopdb.insert({cust_id:2,name:"bapi",address:"HAL Layout"})
   db.eshopdb.insert({cust_id:3,name:"srini",address:"abbigere street"})
   db.eshopdb.insert({cust_id:4,name:"sangamesha",address: "Kattarigupee layout"})