Laravel 4 : Call to undefined method Redis::connection() - laravel

Question

I'm going crazy about this error.
I've got a vagrant VM with Debian 7, generated with Puphpet, installation was fine.
1. Redis is installed and working
redis-server is running :
I can use the server on 127.0.0.1:6379 :
2. php5-redis is installed
php5-redis is actually installed :
3. Laravel Redis config is set
Here is my redis config file in app/local/database.php :
'redis' => [
'cluster' => false,
'default' => [
'host' => '127.0.0.1',
'port' => 6379,
'database' => 0,
],
],
4. The call to Redis is simple :
// Get redis
$redis = Redis::connection();
5. I tried a lot of things
sudo service nginx reload
sudo service redis-server force-reload
composer dumpautoload
But nothing solved the error.
I'm still having :
ERROR: exception 'Symfony\Component\Debug\Exception\FatalErrorException' with message 'Call to undefined method Redis::connection()' in /var/www/fd/app/menus/admin.menu.php:16
(line 16 is where I do the connection $redis = Redis::connection();)
Where am I wrong ?
Btw, I hate mondays >.>

Answer 1

I came across this after encountering this issue and wanted to add another answer in case it helps someone else.
In my case there was an alias collision because my php configuration has the PHP-Redis module/extension enabled -- both the PHP module and Laravel seem to have a conflicting object named Redis. I was able to resolve this simply by using the entire namespaced identifier:
//$r = Redis::connection()
$r = Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redis::connection();

Answer 2

The problem isn't with your redis server setup -- there's something mis-configured or changed in your system.
The error you're seeing
Call to undefined method Redis::connection()
Is PHP telling you it can't find a method named connection on the class Redis. It's a PHP error, and PHP never gets around to trying to talk to the redis server.
Normally, in a Laravel 4.2 system, there is no class named Redis. Instead, an alias is setup in app/config/app.php
#File: app/config/app.php
'Redis' => 'Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redis',
which turns Redis into a facade. This is what enables you to make calls like Redis::connection.
So, there's something wrong with your system. Either you
Have a custom class named Redis somewhere that's loaded before the aliases are setup
Have Redis aliased to something other than a the Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redis facade class
You Redis facade class has been modified to return a service identifier other than redis
You've rebound the redis service as some other class
Per the comments below, you have the Redis PHP extension installed and the global extension class "wins"
To find out where PHP thinks the Redis class is, try
$r = new ReflectionClass('Redis');
var_dump($r->getClassFile());
To see if #4 is the problem, try calling the service directly
$app = app();
$app['redis']->connection();
Good luck!

Answer 3

That error is because you have installed and enabled the module php5-redis, it became with the class Redis. To avoid that error and use the Laravel Redis Facade, you have to change the alias in app/config/app.php (or whatever is your environment).
'Redis' => 'Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redis'
'RedisFacade' => 'Illuminate\Support\Facades\Redis' //whatever you like
or just configure your cache.php to use Redis and use only the Cache class. :)

Answer 4

Install Redis extension on your PC.
Download the CORRECT version the DDL from the following link:
https://pecl.php.net/package/redis/4.1.0/windows
Put the dll in the correct folder
Wamp -> C:\wamp\bin\php\php-XXXX\ext
Laragon -> C:\laragon\bin\php\php-XXX\ext
Edit the php.ini file adding
extension=php_redis.dll
Restart server and check phpinfo();. Now Redis should be there!