Redis database driver

This extension allows you to use Redis key-value storage in any project on the Yii2 framework. It contains the Cache and Session storage handlers, as well as the extension, which implements the ActiveRecord pattern for access to the Redis database records.

Getting ready

1. Create a new application by using composer, as described in the official guide at http://www.yiiframework.com/doc-2.0/guide-start-installation.html.

2. Install the storage: http://redis.io.

3. Install all migrations with the following command:

   composer require yiisoft/yii2-redis
   

How to do it…

First of all, configure the Connection class in your configuration file:

return [
    //....
    'components' => [
        'redis' => [
            'class' => 'yii\redis\Connection',
            'hostname' => 'localhost',
            'port' => 6379,
            'database' => 0,
        ],
    ]
];

Direct usage

For low-level working with Redis commands, you can use the executeCommand method of the connection...