Jagannath Maji

Redis

Redis Installation in Window

Step1: Go to this Url to download Redis for Windows
and download the .zip file
Releases · tporadowski/redis · GitHub
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Step2: Extract the .zip to a folder to any location.

• I have extracted the redis files in my

D:\E\Redis folder.

These two files are important

1. By clicking on redis-server we can
start redis server.
2. By clicking on redis-cli we can start
redis client
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Step3: Set the Environment variable path for running the

redis server on normal cmd.
• Open “edit environment variable”
• Click on “path” then click on “edit”
• Click on “new”
• Paste the path where your redis files has extracted.
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Step4:
• Open “cmd” prompt
• Type redis-server to start redis server.
• Open another “cmd” prompt and type redis-cli to
start redis client.
• Type ping on redis client cmd prompt
• If it will reply with pong that means redis server
successfully installed on your machine.
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Working in Redis with PHP using Xampp server.

Step1: (Downloading phpredis package)
• For work in Redis with PHP using xampp server we
need to download phpredis package. Link for
download phpredis package is:
PECL :: Package :: redis (php.net)

• Click on DLL file link of new release version.

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• We will be redirected to a new page .By scrolling down

the page we will be able to see the DLL list. Click on
New PHP verson Thread safe dll zip file and download
it.
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Step2: (Extracting zip file AND Next steps)

• Extract the zip file to any where
• We will see a php_redis.dll file inside the extracted
folder.

I have extracted it
here
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• Copy this file and paste it inside the xampp server

php/ext folder
Paste the
php_redis.dll file
inside
xampp/php/ext
folder
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• Open the php.ini file and write extension=php_redis.dll in

that file

I have modified the php.ini file by writing

extension=php_redis.dll
here
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Step3: (Xampp server start)

• Strat Xampp server
• Type localhost on your browser url
• Click on PHPInfo
• If We able to see Redis in that page that means we
have successfully configure Redis with Xampp.
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Step4: (Write a PHP code to test our connection)

• I have written a redisdemo.php page inside the
Xampp/htdocs/Redis_Demo folder
redisdemo.php
<?php
try{
$redis=new \Redis();
$redis->connect('localhost',6379);
echo "Connection Established ";
$redis->set('User','Jagannath');
$user=$redis->get('User');
print($user);
}catch(Exception $e){
echo $e;
}
?>

• Start redis server in a cmd prompt by typing

redis-server
• Start redis client in another cmd prompt by typing
redis-cli
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• Run the redisdemo.php page by typing

http://localhost/ Redis_Demo/redisdemo.php
On my browser url
• I got this output

We can also see In my Redis client the “User” key and

value are added