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 The PHP library provides an API that is consistent with the other
-drivers, and it is continually updated to meet cross-driver
-specifications. You must add the library as a dependency in most
-applications that use PHP to work with MongoDB.
+MongoDB drivers. The library is continually updated to meet cross-driver
+specifications. You must add the library as a dependency to access
+MongoDB in most PHP applications.
 
 The extension is distributed by `PECL
 <https://www.php.net/manual/en/mongodb.installation.pecl.php>`__, and