Welcome to Valkey GLIDE PHP!

Valkey General Language Independent Driver for the Enterprise (GLIDE) is the official open-source Valkey client library, proudly part of the Valkey organization. Our mission is to make your experience with Valkey and Redis OSS seamless and enjoyable. Whether you're a seasoned developer or just starting out, Valkey GLIDE is here to support you every step of the way.

valkey-glide-php is the PHP binding for Valkey GLIDE. It brings the power and flexibility of the Valkey GLIDE core to the PHP ecosystem, with a familiar and convenient interface based on the popular PHPRedis API. By staying mostly API-compatible with PHPRedis, this client offers an easy migration path and minimal learning curve—while adding the features of Valkey GLIDE.

We chose PHPRedis because it is a powerful and widely adopted Redis client for PHP.

⚠️ Note: This client is currently under active development. Not all features are available yet, but a public preview with a subset of core functionality will be released soon.

Why Choose Valkey GLIDE?

• Community and Open Source: Join our vibrant community and contribute to the project. We are always here to respond, and the client is for the community.
• Reliability: Built with best practices learned from over a decade of operating Redis OSS-compatible services.
• Performance: Optimized for high performance and low latency.
• High Availability: Designed to ensure your applications are always up and running.
• Cross-Language Support: Implemented using a core driver framework written in Rust, with language-specific extensions to ensure consistency and reduce complexity.
• Stability and Fault Tolerance: We brought our years of experience to create a bulletproof client.
• Backed and Supported by AWS and GCP: Ensuring robust support and continuous improvement of the project.

Key Features

• Cluster-Aware MGET/MSET/DEL/FLUSHALL – Execute multi-key commands across cluster slots without manual key grouping.
• Cluster Scan – Unified key iteration across shards using a consistent, high-level API for cluster environments.

Supported Engine Versions

Valkey GLIDE is API-compatible with the following engine versions:

Engine Type	6.2	7.0	7.1	7.2	8.0	8.1
Valkey	-	-	-	V	V	V
Redis	V	V	V	V	-	-

Getting Started - PHP Wrapper

System Requirements

The release of Valkey GLIDE was tested on the following platforms:

Linux:

• Ubuntu 20 (x86_64/amd64 and arm64/aarch64)

Note: Currently Alpine Linux / MUSL is NOT supported.

macOS:

• macOS 14.7 (Apple silicon/aarch_64)

PHP Supported Versions

PHP Version
8.2
8.3

Installation and Setup

Prerequisites

Before installing Valkey GLIDE PHP extension, ensure you have the following dependencies:

• PHP development headers (php-dev or php-devel)
• Build tools (gcc, make, autotools)
• Git
• pkg-config
• protoc (protobuf compiler) >= v3.20.0
• openssl and openssl-dev
• rustup (Rust toolchain)

Installing Dependencies

Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt update -y
sudo apt install -y php-dev php-cli git gcc make autotools-dev pkg-config openssl libssl-dev unzip
# Install rust
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
source "$HOME/.cargo/env"

CentOS/RHEL:

sudo yum update -y
sudo yum install -y php-devel php-cli git gcc make pkgconfig openssl openssl-devel unzip
# Install rust
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
source "$HOME/.cargo/env"

macOS:

brew update
brew install php git gcc make pkgconfig protobuf openssl
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
source "$HOME/.cargo/env"

Installing protobuf compiler

For macOS:

brew install protobuf
brew install protobuf-c
# Verify installation
protoc --version

For Linux:

PB_REL="https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases"
curl -LO $PB_REL/download/v3.20.3/protoc-3.20.3-linux-x86_64.zip
unzip protoc-3.20.3-linux-x86_64.zip -d $HOME/.local
export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.local/bin"
# Verify installation (minimum version 3.20.0 required)
protoc --version

Building and Installing the Extension

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/valkey-io/valkey-glide-php.git
   cd valkey-glide-php

2. Initialize submodules (if not cloned with --recurse-submodules):

   git submodule update --init --recursive

3. Build the FFI library (required dependency):

   python3 utils/remove_optional_from_proto.py
   cd valkey-glide/ffi
   cargo build --release
   cd ../../

4. Build the extension:

   phpize
   ./configure --enable-valkey-glide
   make build-modules-pre
   make install

5. Enable the extension by adding it to your php.ini file:

   extension=valkey_glide

6. Execute the tests:

   make test
   

Basic Examples

Standalone Valkey:

<?php
try {
    // Create client configuration
    $addresses = [
        ['host' => 'localhost', 'port' => 6379]
    ];
    
    // Create ValkeyGlide client
    $client = new ValkeyGlide(
        $addresses,                       // addresses
        false,                            // use_tls
        null,                             // credentials  
    );
    
    // Basic operations
    $setResult = $client->set('foo', 'bar');
    echo "SET result: " . $setResult . "\n";
    
    $getValue = $client->get('foo');
    echo "GET result: " . $getValue . "\n";
    
    $pingResult = $client->ping();
    echo "PING result: " . $pingResult . "\n";
    
    // Close the connection
    $client->close();
    
} catch (Exception $e) {
    echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n";
}
?>

Cluster Valkey:

<?php
try {
    // Create cluster client configuration
    $addresses = [
        ['host' => 'localhost', 'port' => 7001],
        ['host' => 'localhost', 'port' => 7002],
        ['host' => 'localhost', 'port' => 7003]
    ];
    
    // Create ValkeyGlideCluster client
    $client = new ValkeyGlideCluster(
        $addresses,                          // addresses
        false,                               // use_tls
        null,                                // credentials
    );
    
    // Basic operations
    $setResult = $client->set('foo', 'bar');
    echo "SET result: " . $setResult . "\n";
    
    $getValue = $client->get('foo');
    echo "GET result: " . $getValue . "\n";
    
    $pingResult = $client->ping();
    echo "PING result: " . $pingResult . "\n";
    
    // Close the connection
    $client->close();
    
} catch (Exception $e) {
    echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n";
}
?>

Contributing

All contributions are automatically validated through our CI pipeline, ensuring:

• Code style compliance
• All tests passing across supported PHP versions
• Memory leak detection and performance benchmarks

Building & Testing

Development instructions for local building & testing the package are in the DEVELOPER.md file.

Contributing

GitHub is a platform for collaborative coding. If you're interested in writing code, we encourage you to contribute by submitting pull requests from forked copies of this repository. Additionally, please consider creating GitHub issues for reporting bugs and suggesting new features. Feel free to comment on issues that interest. For more info see Contributing.

Get Involved!

We invite you to join our open-source community and contribute to Valkey GLIDE. Whether it's reporting bugs, suggesting new features, or submitting pull requests, your contributions are highly valued. Check out our Contributing Guidelines to get started.

If you have any questions or need assistance, don't hesitate to reach out. Open a GitHub issue, and our community and contributors will be happy to help you.

Community Support and Feedback

We encourage you to join our community to support, share feedback, and ask questions. You can approach us for anything on our Valkey Slack: Join Valkey Slack.

License

• Apache License 2.0