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Definition

MongoDB\Database::selectGridFSBucket

Selects a GridFS bucket within the database.

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function selectGridFSBucket(array $options = []): MongoDB\GridFS\Bucket

This method has the following parameters:

Parameter Type Description
$options array Optional. An array specifying the desired options.

The $options parameter supports the following options:

Option Type Description
bucketName string Optional. The bucket name, which will be used as a prefix for the files and chunks collections. Defaults to "fs".
chunkSizeBytes integer Optional. The chunk size in bytes. Defaults to 261120 (i.e. 255 KiB).
disableMD5 boolean

Optional. Whether to disable automatic MD5 generation when storing files.

Defaults to false.
readConcern MongoDB\Driver\ReadConcern Optional. The default read concern to use for bucket operations. Defaults to the database’s read concern.
readPreference MongoDB\Driver\ReadPreference Optional. The default read preference to use for bucket operations. Defaults to the database’s read preference.
typeMap array Optional. The type map to apply to cursors, which determines how BSON documents are converted to PHP values. Defaults to the database’s type map.
writeConcern MongoDB\Driver\WriteConcern Optional. The default write concern to use for bucket operations. Defaults to the database’s write concern.

Return Values

A MongoDB\GridFS\Bucket object.

Errors/Exceptions

MongoDB\Exception\InvalidArgumentException for errors related to the parsing of parameters or options.

Behavior

The selected bucket inherits options such as read preference and type mapping from the Database object. Options may be overridden via the $options parameter.

Example

The following example selects the default fs.files bucket in the test database:

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<?php

$db = (new MongoDB\Client)->test;

$bucket = $db->selectGridFSBucket();

The following example selects the custom images.files bucket in the test database with a custom read preference:

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<?php

$db = (new MongoDB\Client)->test;

$imagesBucket = $db->selectGridFSBucket([
    'bucketName' => 'images',
    'readPreference' => new MongoDB\Driver\ReadPreference(MongoDB\Driver\ReadPreference::RP_SECONDARY),
]);

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