jatinchauhann

//after installing mondodb
//cd to the 'bin' directory of the mongodb folder
//run the following commands in the cmd (run as administrator -for Windows)
mongod --directoryperdb --dbpath C:\mongodb\data\db --logpath C:\mongodb\log\mongo.log --logappend --rest --install

//to start the mongodb service
net start MongoDB

//to enter mongodb service (this is necessary to start the mongo service)
mongo