Installing PHP REDIS PHP7 Branch On Fresh Install Homestead PHP7 Branch

vagrant-homestead-php7-redis.sh

vagrant@homestead:~$ sudo apt-get update
vagrant@homestead:~$ git clone -b php7 https://github.com/phpredis/phpredis.git
vagrant@homestead:~$ sudo mv phpredis/ /etc/
vagrant@homestead:~$ cd /etc/phpredis
vagrant@homestead:/etc/phpredis$  phpize
vagrant@homestead:/etc/phpredis$ ./configure
vagrant@homestead:/etc/phpredis$ make && make install

# Note This is an Extension You Need to Enable to Make it Work  in Php 7
# This First Command Will Allow You To Call PHPREDIS Facade in Browser

vagrant@homestead:/etc/phpredis$ sudo vim /etc/php/7.0/fpm/conf.d/redis.ini

# Inside Vim Paste this
extension=/etc/phpredis/modules/redis.so

# :w! -> write/save
# :q  -> exit vim
# NOTE This Extension needs To be Enable in PHP ini to ENABLE it on your Command Line Interface Such As Artisan.
# The Usual Problem You Will Face If You Wont do this is Get a Redis Class Not Found

vagrant@homestead:/etc/phpredis$ sudo vim /etc/php/7.0/cli/php.ini

# then Look for this Word CLI Server
# Type
# /CLI Server 

# Add to the last line of extension
extension=/etc/phpredis/modules/redis.so
# :w! -> write/save
# :q  -> exit vim

vagrant@homestead:/etc/phpredis$ sudo service php7.0-fpm restart
vagrant@homestead:/etc/phpredis$ sudo service nginx restart

# To Test if PhpRedis Extension is Working
php -r "if (new Redis() == true){ echo \"\r\n OK \r\n\"; }"
# It Should Return OK! 

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