demo->talks->findOne(); // Search on the _id field being 'derickr' $record = $m->demo->talks->findOne( [ '_id' => 'derickr' ] ); // Search on the 'talks' embedded document's 'title' field $record = $m->demo->talks->findOne( [ 'talks.title' => 'Xdebug' ] ); ?>]]>