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1 change: 0 additions & 1 deletion snooty.toml
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php-library = "MongoDB PHP Library"

[constants]

php-library = "MongoDB PHP Library"
driver-short = "PHP library"
stable-api = "Stable API"
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37 changes: 37 additions & 0 deletions source/includes/write/insert.php
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<?php

require 'vendor/autoload.php';

$uri = getenv('MONGODB_URI') ?: throw new RuntimeException('Set the MONGODB_URI variable to your Atlas URI that connects to the sample dataset');
$client = new MongoDB\Client($uri);

// start-db-coll
$collection = $client->sample_restaurants->restaurants;
// end-db-coll

// Inserts a document that stores a "name" value of "Mongo's Burgers" into the collection
// start-insert-one
$result = $collection->insertOne(['name' => 'Mongo\'s Burgers']);
// end-insert-one

// Inserts documents representing restaurants into the collection
// start-insert-many
$restaurants = [
['name' => 'Mongo\'s Burgers'],
['name' => 'Mongo\'s Pizza']
];

$result = $collection->insertMany($restaurants);
// end-insert-many

// Inserts multiple documents and instructs the insert operation to skip document-level validation
// start-modify
$docs = [
['name' => 'Mongo\'s Burgers'],
['name' => 'Mongo\'s Pizza'],
['name' => 'Mongo\'s Tacos']
];

$result = $collection->insertMany($docs, ['bypassDocumentValidation' => true]);
// end-modify

3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion source/write.txt
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:titlesonly:
:maxdepth: 1

/write/update
/write/insert
/write/update
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.. _php-write-insert:

================
Insert Documents
================

.. contents:: On this page
:local:
:backlinks: none
:depth: 2
:class: singlecol

.. facet::
:name: genre
:values: reference

.. meta::
:keywords: code example, write, save, create

Overview
--------

In this guide, you can learn how to use the {+php-library+} to add
documents to a MongoDB collection by performing **insert operations**.

An insert operation inserts one or more documents into a MongoDB collection.
You can perform an insert operation by using the following methods:

- ``MongoDB\Collection::insertOne()`` method to insert a single document
- ``MongoDB\Collection::insertMany()`` method to insert one or more documents

Sample Data
~~~~~~~~~~~

The examples in this guide use the ``restaurants`` collection in the ``sample_restaurants``
database from the :atlas:`Atlas sample datasets </sample-data>`. To access this collection
from your PHP application, instantiate a ``MongoDB\Client`` that connects to an Atlas cluster
and assign the following value to your ``collection`` variable:

.. literalinclude:: /includes/write/insert.php
:language: php
:dedent:
:start-after: start-db-coll
:end-before: end-db-coll

To learn how to create a free MongoDB Atlas cluster and load the sample datasets, see the
:atlas:`Get Started with Atlas </getting-started>` guide.

The ``_id`` Field
-----------------

In a MongoDB collection, each document *must* contain an ``_id`` field
with a unique field value.

MongoDB allows you to manage this field in two ways:

- Set the ``_id`` field for each document yourself, ensuring each
value is unique.
- Let the driver automatically generate unique ``ObjectId``
values for each document ``_id`` field.

Unless you can guarantee uniqueness, we recommend
letting the driver automatically generate ``_id`` values.

.. note::

Duplicate ``_id`` values violate unique index constraints, which
causes the driver to return a ``MongoDB\Driver\Exception\BulkWriteException``
error.

To learn more about the ``_id`` field, see the
:manual:`Unique Indexes </core/index-unique/>` guide in the {+mdb-server+} manual.

To learn more about document structure and rules, see the
:manual:`Documents </core/document>` guide in the {+mdb-server+} manual.

Insert One Document
-------------------

To add a single document to a MongoDB collection, call the ``MongoDB\Collection::insertOne()``
method and pass the document you want to add.

The following example inserts a document into the ``restaurants`` collection:

.. literalinclude:: /includes/write/insert.php
:language: php
:dedent:
:start-after: start-insert-one
:end-before: end-insert-one

Insert Multiple Documents
-------------------------

To add multiple documents to a MongoDB collection, call the ``MongoDB\Collection::insertMany()``
method and pass an array that contains the list of documents you want to add.

The following example inserts two documents into the ``restaurants`` collection:

.. literalinclude:: /includes/write/insert.php
:language: php
:dedent:
:start-after: start-insert-many
:end-before: end-insert-many

Modify Insert Behavior
----------------------

You can modify the behavior of the ``MongoDB\Collection::insertOne()`` and
``MongoDB\Collection::insertMany()`` methods by passing an array that specifies
option values as a parameter. The following table describes some options
you can set in the array:

.. list-table::
:widths: 30 70
:header-rows: 1

* - Field
- Description

* - ``bypassDocumentValidation``
- | If set to ``true``, allows the write operation to opt out of
:manual:`document-level validation </core/schema-validation>`.
| Defaults to ``false``.
| **Type**: ``bool``

* - ``writeConcern``
- | Sets the write concern for the operation.
| Defaults to the write concern of the namespace.
| **Type**: ``MongoDB\Driver\WriteConcern``

* - ``ordered``
- | If set to ``true``, the operation stops inserting documents when one insert
fails. If ``false``, the operation continues to insert the remaining documents
when one insert fails. You cannot pass this option to the ``insertOne()`` method.
| Defaults to ``true``.
| **Type**: ``bool``

* - ``comment``
- | A comment to attach to the operation. For more information, see the :manual:`insert command
fields </reference/command/insert/#command-fields>` guide in the
{+mdb-server+} manual.
| **Type**: any valid BSON type

Example
~~~~~~~

The following code uses the ``insertMany()`` method to insert three new
documents into a collection. Because the ``bypassDocumentValidation`` field
is set to ``true`` in an options array, this
insert operation bypasses document-level validation:

.. literalinclude:: /includes/write/insert.php
:language: php
:dedent:
:start-after: start-modify
:end-before: end-modify

Additional Information
----------------------

.. TODO:
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Will this be addressed in a follow-up ticket?

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Yes, there will be a final cleanup ticket that resolves all the TODOs

For runnable code examples of inserting documents with the {+php-library+}, see
:ref:`php-write`.

API Documentation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

To learn more about any of the methods or types discussed in this
guide, see the following API documentation:

- `MongoDB\\Collection::insertOne() <{+api+}/method/MongoDBCollection-insertOne/>`__
- `MongoDB\\Collection::insertMany() <{+api+}/method/MongoDBCollection-insertMany/>`__
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