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MongoDB\\Client::listDatabaseNames()
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.. versionadded:: 1.7

.. default-domain:: mongodb

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Definition
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.. phpmethod:: MongoDB\\Client::listDatabaseNames()

   Returns names for all databases on the server.

   .. code-block:: php

      function listDatabaseNames(array $options = []): Iterator

   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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An :php:`Iterator <class.iterator.php>`, which provides the name of 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->listDatabaseNames() as $databaseName) {
       var_dump($databaseName);
   }

The output would then resemble::

   string(5) "local"
   string(4) "test"

See Also
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- :phpmethod:`MongoDB\\Client::listDatabases()`
- :manual:`listDatabases </reference/command/listDatabases>` command reference
  in the MongoDB manual
- `Enumerating Databases
  <https://github.com/mongodb/specifications/blob/master/source/enumerate-databases.rst>`_
  specification