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initphp/redis-session-handler
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PHP Redis Session Handler

1.0(3y ago)05MITPHPPHP >=7.4

Since Nov 6Pushed 3y ago1 watchersCompare

[ Source](https://github.com/InitPHP/RedisSessionHandler)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/initphp/redis-session-handler)[ RSS](/packages/initphp-redis-session-handler/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago

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InitPHP Redis Session Handler
=============================

[](#initphp-redis-session-handler)

This library provides a way to keep your application's sessions on redis, not on the filesystem.

Requirements
------------

[](#requirements)

- PHP 7.4 or later
- PHP Redis Extension
- [InitPHP Redis Library](https://github.com/InitPHP/Redis)

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
composer require initphp/redis-session-handler

```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
require_once "vendor/autoload.php";

$redis = new \InitPHP\Redis\Redis([
    'host'          => '127.0.0.1',
    'password'      => null,
    'port'          => 6379,
    'timeout'       => 0,
    'database'      => 0,
]);

$sessionHandler = new InitPHP\RedisSessionHandler\Handler($redis);
session_set_save_handler($sessionHandler, true);
session_start();

// You can use the $_SESSION global.
```

Credits
-------

[](#credits)

- [Muhammet ŞAFAK](https://www.muhammetsafak.com.tr) <>

License
-------

[](#license)

Copyright © 2022 [MIT License](./LICENSE)

###  Health Score

21

—

LowBetter than 18% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity4

Limited adoption so far

Community7

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity46

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Unknown

Total

1

Last Release

1290d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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---

Top Contributors

[![muhammetsafak](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/104234499?v=4)](https://github.com/muhammetsafak "muhammetsafak (1 commits)")

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