Client-side jQuery application with MongoDB

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I'm trying to write a very simple example application to familiarize myself with using MongoDB. Essentially, I'd like to have a single web page which queries a local MongoDB server, adding and removing content dynamically using jQuery. I have no problem at all throwing together the page layout and the jQuery, but I'm getting more and more confused by the MongoDB part of the equation. I understand that MongoDB is a server and runs remotely from the client, but for my example, I simply want to be able to query quickly and easily from client-side in-browser JavaScript: ``` $("#toggle").click(function() { if ($(this).is(":checked") { // add items from mongodb addItems(mongodb.test.find({ age: { $gt: 5 }})); } else { $("#results").hide(); } }); ``` Is there a way to interface with MongoDB this way?

Accepted Answer

You need a driver to connect to a MongoDB server. The list of drivers is here: http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/Drivers

There is a JS driver, but only for server side JS - specifically node.js

Bottomline, you can't connect directly from a browser. You need a server side component.

Client-side jQuery application with MongoDB

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