Redis (DataSource) Plugin for CakePHP

• CakePHP 2.9.0 or greater.
• PHP 7.0.0 or greater.
• PhpRedis.

• Clone/Copy the files in this directory into app/Plugin/Redis

• Ensure require is present in composer.json. This will install the plugin into app/Plugin/Redis:

{ "require": { "oefenweb/cakephp-redis": "dev-master"	} }

• Ensure the plugin is loaded in app/Config/bootstrap.php by calling:

CakePlugin::load('Redis');

• Ensure the plugin is configured in app/Config/database.php by specifying:

<?php class DATABASE_CONFIG { public $redis = [ 'datasource' => 'Redis.RedisSource', 'host' => '127.0.0.1', 'port' => 6379, 'password' => '', 'database' => 0, 'timeout' => 0, 'persistent' => false, 'unix_socket' => '', 'prefix' => '',	];

Get a (connected / configured) Redis instance:

<?php App::uses('ConnectionManager', 'Model'); $Redis = ConnectionManager::getDataSource('redis');

Call Redis's ping command:

$Redis->ping();