Redis Installation
Add the EPEL repository, and update YUM
| 1 2 | sudo yum install epel-release sudo yum update -y | 
Install Redis
| 1 | sudo yum install redis -y | 
Start Redis and setup automatically start Redis on boot
| 1 2 | sudo systemctl start redis sudo systemctl enable redis | 
Verify the Installation
| 1 | redis-cli ping | 
If Redis is running, it will return: PONG
Redis Configuration
Password settings
| 1 2 | sudo vi /etc/redis.conf requirepass master_password | 
find and uncomment the requirepass line in the configuration file, and replace master_password with a secure password
Firewall settings
| 1 2 3 | sudo yum install firewalld -y sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=6379/tcp sudo firewall-cmd --reload | 
Local Benchmark Test
| 1 | redis-benchmark -q -n 100000 | 
Check Redis Version
| 1 | redis-server --version | 
Setup PHP session to Redis
| 1 2 3 | yum install php-pecl-redis session.save_handler = redis session.save_path = "tcp://<redis_server_ip>:6379?auth=<password>" |