Now that we have played with both RockMongo and phpMoAdmin, let us compare these two GUI tools based on some important factors and try to figure out which one is more suited to our specific needs.
Feature |
RockMongo (v1.1.0) |
phpMoAdmin (1.1.0) |
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Installation |
Installation is quite easy. Some configuration is needed to turn password-protection on. |
Installation is very simple. Just drop the single script app in a directory on the web server and it is ready to go. |
Configurability |
User can change the default configuration settings by modifying the well-commented |
Not as configurable. User will have to delve deep into the code and tweak the default settings. |
User authentication |
Supports both app level and database level user authentication. Allows the user to add/remove users on a MongoDB database. |
Only app level user authentication. No support for authenticating/adding/removing users defined in MongoDB. |
Interface |
The UI is very clean... |