Unable to connect to mongodb Error: couldn't connect to server 127.0.0.1:27017 at src/mongo/shell/mongo.js:L112

Question

When ever I try to connect to mongo db I always get this error as below.

MongoDB shell version: 2.4.3 connecting to: test Fri Apr 26 14:31:46.941 JavaScript execution f

Answer 1

I met with this problem too. And I figured it out by the following way:

First, open the terminal and write

mongod --dbpath {your project's path}

Second, open a new terminal and enter your project's path, write

mongo

Then it runs successfully