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MongoDB\\Client::listDatabases()
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Definition
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.. phpmethod:: MongoDB\\Client::listDatabases()
   Returns information for all databases on the server.
   .. code-block:: php
      function listDatabases(array $options = []): MongoDB\Model\DatabaseInfoIterator
   This method has the following parameters:
   .. include:: /includes/apiargs/MongoDBClient-method-listDatabases-param.rst
   The ``$options`` parameter supports the following options:
   .. include:: /includes/apiargs/MongoDBClient-method-listDatabases-option.rst
Return Values
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A traversable :phpclass:`MongoDB\\Model\\DatabaseInfoIterator`, which contains
a :phpclass:`MongoDB\\Model\\DatabaseInfo` object for each database on the
server.
Errors/Exceptions
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.. include:: /includes/extracts/error-unexpectedvalueexception.rst
.. include:: /includes/extracts/error-invalidargumentexception.rst
.. include:: /includes/extracts/error-driver-runtimeexception.rst
Example
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The following example lists all databases on the server:
.. code-block:: php
   <?php
   $client = new MongoDB\Client;
   foreach ($client->listDatabases() as $databaseInfo) {
       var_dump($databaseInfo);
   }
The output would then resemble::
   object(MongoDB\Model\DatabaseInfo)#4 (3) {
     ["name"]=>
     string(5) "local"
     ["sizeOnDisk"]=>
     float(65536)
     ["empty"]=>
     bool(false)
   }
   object(MongoDB\Model\DatabaseInfo)#7 (3) {
     ["name"]=>
     string(4) "test"
     ["sizeOnDisk"]=>
     float(32768)
     ["empty"]=>
     bool(false)
   }
See Also
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- :manual:`listDatabases </reference/command/listDatabases>` command reference
  in the MongoDB manual
 
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