// Step 1: Require the 'mongodb' package
const { MongoClient } = require('mongodb');
// Step 2: Define the connection URL with the appropriate database name
const url = 'mongodb://localhost:27017/your-database-name';
// Step 3: Create a MongoClient instance and connect to the MongoDB server
const client = new MongoClient(url, { useNewUrlParser: true, useUnifiedTopology: true });
// Step 4: Connect to the MongoDB server
client.connect()
.then(() => {
// Step 5: Access the MongoDB database through the client
const database = client.db();
// Step 6: Perform database operations (e.g., insert, update, find)
// Step 7: Close the connection when done
client.close();
})
.catch(err => console.error(err));