Step 1. Install the pre-requisites#
Version 1.0.0 marks the first stable release of Hiredis. Follow the below steps to install the pre-requisite packages in order to compile the latest version of hiredis.
brew install gcc makeRun the below command to run Redis server
redis-serverStep 2. Install and compile hiredis#
wget https://github.com/redis/hiredis/archive/master.zip
make
make installStep 3. Copy the below C code:#
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <hiredis/hiredis.h>
int main (int argc, char **argv) {
redisReply *reply;
redisContext *c;
c = redisConnect("127.0.0.1", 6381);
if (c->err) {
printf("error: %s\n", c->errstr);
return 1;
}
/* PINGs */
reply = redisCommand(c,"PING %s", "Hello World");
printf("RESPONSE: %s\n", reply->str);
freeReplyObject(reply);
redisFree(c);
}Step 4. Compile the code#
gcc redistest.c -o redistest -I /usr/local/include/hiredis -lhiredisStep 5. Test the code#
./redistest
RESPONSE: Hello World