Connect with redis-cli
This example connects to a Redis®* service from redis-cli
.
Variables
These are the placeholders you will need to replace in the code sample:
Variable | Description |
---|---|
REDIS_URI | URL for Redis connection, from the service overview page |
Prerequisites
For this example you will need:
- The
redis-cli
client installed. You can install this as part of the Redis server installation or as standalone client.
Code
Execute the following from a terminal window:
redis-cli -u REDIS_URI
This code connects to the Redis®* database.
To check the connection is working, execute the following code:
INFO
The command returns all the Redis parameters:
# Server
redis_version:6.2.3
redis_git_sha1:c708fc4f
redis_git_dirty:1
redis_build_id:eca3e7fbe7ce45c7
redis_mode:standalone
...
To set a key, execute the following command:
SET mykey mykeyvalue123
The command should output a confirmation OK
statement.
To retrieve the key value, execute the following command:
GET mykey
The result is the value of the key, in the above example
"mykeyvalue123"
.