Redis can be compiled and used on Linux, OSX, OpenBSD, NetBSD, FreeBSD. We support big endian and little endian architectures.
It may compile on Solaris derived systems (for instance SmartOS) but our
support for this platform is “best effort” and Redis is not guaranteed to work as well as in Linux, OSX, and *BSD there.
This is the caching method used over at Gatsby and any WordPress based client sites I maintain. As the cache is in-memory, it handles surges of traffic very well.
This tutorial assumes you already have WordPress set up and ready to roll.
Install Redis on Ubuntu 12.04/13.04/13.10
First edit /etc/apt/sources.list file:
#sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
and add add these two lines:
deb http://packages.dotdeb.org wheezy all deb-src http://packages.dotdeb.org wheezy all
# sudo apt-get update
Install Redis:
# sudo apt-get install redis -y
Install Redis on RHEL/CentOS 5.x/6.x
First add Remi repository.
Now, install redis using yum command:
# yum nistall redis -y
Run redis
# /etc/init.d/redis start
OR
# /etc/init.d/redis-server start
Make WordPress Use Redis
Here’s the last step. We’re going to need a couple of files to make WordPress interact with Redis.
The idea is that we want to use a new index.php, so that every single valid request hits Redis before asking WordPress to regenerate the page.
To do that, we’ll have to move the original index.php
# mv index.php backup_index.php
You’ll then need to grab predis.php so PHP can interact with Redis
wget http://uploads.staticjw.com/ji/jim/predis.php
Finally, grab the new index.php
wget http://pastie.org/pastes/7953263/text -O index.php
If all goes well, load up your WordPress site and pages should appear. If not, you’ve probably done something wrong.
