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	refer to List of fields to index by session type

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