Redis session backend¶
Apache::Session::Browseable::Redis is the fastest shareable session backend
Setup¶
Install and launch a Redis server. Install Apache::Session::Browseable::Redis Perl module.
With Sentinel, make sure you are using at least version 1.3.8 of Apache::Session::Browseable, this might require installing it from Debian Backports or CPAN.
In the manager: set
Apache::Session::Browseable::Redis
in General parameters » Sessions » Session storage »
Apache::Session module and add the connection parameters for your Redis server(s).
This backend uses the perl bindings for Redis database provided by the Redis perl module. A complete list of supported constructor/connection options can be found in the module documentation.
E.g., Parameters (case sensitive):
Name |
Comment |
Example |
|---|---|---|
server |
Redis server @ IP:PORT |
127.0.0.1:6379 |
sock |
Redis server @ unix socket |
unix:/path/to/redis.sock |
sentinels |
Redis sentinels list |
127.0.0.1:26379,127.0.0.2:26379,127.0.0.3:26379 |
service |
Sentinel service name |
mymaster |
password |
password (== requirepass) |
ChangeMe |
database |
Redis DB |
1 |
Index |
Fields to index |
Additional sentinel parameters |
Comment |
Default |
|---|---|---|
sentinels_ssl |
Use SSL |
0 |
sentinels_username |
Login |
|
sentinels_password |
Password |
|
sentinels_cnx_timeout |
Connection timeout |
0.1 |
sentinels_write_timeout |
Write timeout |
1 |
sentinels_read_timeout |
Read timeout |
1 |
no_sentinels_list_update |
Use only one Sentinel |
0 |
Security¶
Restrict network access to the redis server. For remote servers, you can use SOAP session backend in cunjunction to increase security for remote server that access through an unsecure network