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<h4 class="method" id="list_collections">list_collections($system_collections = false)</h4>

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The <strong>list_collections</strong> method returns an array of MongoCollection objects of all collections present in the database. Optionally you can specify that you want all system collections returned too.</a>

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<th class="legend">Static</th>

<td>No</td>

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<th>Parameters</th>

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<th>Param</th>

<th>Type</th>

<th>Default</th>

<th class="description">Description</th>

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<th><kbd>system_collections</kbd></th>

<td><em>bool</em></td>

<td><pre class="php"><code>false</code></pre></td>

<td>Whether or not to include the system collections.</td>

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<th>Returns</th>

<td>An array of MongoCollection objects.</td>

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<th>Example</th>

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<pre class="php"><code>// Get a mongo instance

$mongodb = \Mongo_Db::instance();

$collections = $mongodb->list_collections();

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