Operations

Insert, Update, Delete

To create a new document in the database from a model, simply create a new model instance and call the save method.

Saving a new model
    $post = new Post();
    
    $post->title = 'Foo bar john doe';
    
    $post->save();

tip

Typically, your Mongolid models will have auto-generated _id keys. However, if you wish to specify your own keys, set the _id attribute.

To update a model, you may retrieve it, change an attribute, and use the update method:

Updating a retrieved model
    $post = Post::first('4af9f23d8ead0e1d32000000');
    
    $post->subject = 'technology';
    
    $post->update();

To delete a model, simply call the delete method on the instance:

Deleting an existing model
    $post = Post::first('4af9f23d8ead0e1d32000000');
    
    $post->delete();

You can reload an instance from database by using fresh() method:

    $post = Post::first('4af9f23d8ead0e1d32000000');

    $updatedPost = $post->fresh();