<?php
$m = new Mongo;
$col = $m->selectDB("test")->jobs;
$col->insert(array(
     "name" => "Next promo",
     "inprogress" => false,
     "priority" => 0,
     "tasks" => array( "select product", "add inventory", "do placement"),
) );
$col->insert(array(
     "name" => "Biz report",
     "inprogress" => false,
     "priority" => 1,
     "tasks" => array( "run sales report", "email report" )
) );
$col->insert(array(
     "name" => "Biz report",
     "inprogress" => false,
     "priority" => 2,
     "tasks" => array( "run marketing report", "email report" )
    ),
    array("w" => 1)
);
$retval = $col->findAndModify(
     array("inprogress" => false, "name" => "Biz report"),
     array('$set' => array('inprogress' => true, "started" => new MongoDate())),
     null,
     array(
        "sort" => array("priority" => -1),
        "new" => true,
    )
);
var_dump($retval);
?>
    
   
array(6) {
  ["_id"]=>
  object(MongoId)#7 (1) {
    ["$id"]=>
    string(24) "5091b5b244415e8cc3000002"
  }
  ["inprogress"]=>
  bool(true)
  ["name"]=>
  string(10) "Biz report"
  ["priority"]=>
  int(2)
  ["started"]=>
  object(MongoDate)#8 (2) {
    ["sec"]=>
    int(1351726514)
    ["usec"]=>
    int(925000)
  }
  ["tasks"]=>
  array(2) {
    [0]=>
    string(20) "run marketing report"
    [1]=>
    string(12) "email report"
  }
}