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Why MongoDB connection string starts with mongodb:\\

Why should I use the following syntax :

mongodb:\\localhost:27017

The localhost part I got but, why it does not works when I skip the mongodb:\ prefix ?

Solution

  • Why MongoDB connection string starts with mongodb:\

    It doesn't, the slashes should be forward slashes:

    mongodb://localhost:27017

    Why? This is the format of the URI as agreed upon by the people who designed it.