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I started with redis. I need to have a fast database and now i decided also to cache things in another redis database. I use redisinsight and saw, that i can switch between the databases by number. I now want to put key/values with cache() into redis database number 2. But how can i set up this? If i user redis method, i can call select like this:
redis()->select(2)
Now I'm looking for setup in cache. I tried this:
'mycache' => [
'driver' => 'redis',
'connection' => 'cache'
'lock_connection' => 1,
],
```
And it works for database 1. Key/Value is set in database one. But when I use 2 here id does not work. Does anybody have an idea?
Have you tried setting database?
'mycache1' => [
'driver' => 'redis',
'connection' => 'cache'
'lock_connection' => 1,
'database' => 1
],
'mycache2' => [
'driver' => 'redis',
'connection' => 'cache'
'lock_connection' => 1,
'database' => 2
],
thx @sinnbeck Yes, but it does not work.
@Pixelairport how doesn't it work? How do you use it? Code example please
@Sinnbeck I did it really simple:
cache()->store('mycache1')->put('homer', 'simpson', 20);
cache()->store('mycache2')->put('fred', 'feuerstein', 20);
```
I know that it also in the documentation with 'database'=>XX, but it does not work. Maybe i should switch and do it with redis() helper method. But I think it would be better to use with cache because of functions like remember.
@Pixelairport what do you get if you do
cache()->store('mycache1')->put('homer', 'simpson', 20);
cache()->store('mycache2')->put('homer', 'feuerstein', 20);
dd(cache()->store('mycache1')->get('homer'));
It is written into database 1 not two...
This would work, but its not done with cache
Redis::select(2);
Redis::zadd('Homer::Points', 100, uniqid());
Thx @sinnbeck for your help. I found the problem. I placed the database key into config/cache.php, but i had to set it in config/database.php and then use db key i set in database.php as connection value in cache.php. Sorry ... i just started with that topic.
@Pixelairport Sounds good :)
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