Redis is great for optimizing the performance of a PHP website. You can use Redis as a server for handling PHP sessions. Installing and configuring Redis on a Cloudways server is really easy. You can install it in one-click and configure it by two variables.

1. Session Management With
Redis in PHP
Using Redis As a Session Handler

2. Understanding Redis
• An open source cache and data storage server
• Supports various type of data
• Used for session management, increase site search and load time on
the browser.

3. Understanding Sessions
• A method of storing data of individual users against a unique session
ID.
• Use for validating state of users

4. What is Session Handler in PHP
• Session handling refers to storing and retrieving data from stored
sessions.
• Outer session handler provides a place for overlapped session data to
reside
• It is important for creating highly scalable PHP apps

5. Using Redis as a Session Handler
• Redis can be installed on a Cloudways server in one-click.
• For using redis as a session handler in PHP, you need to define to variables.
• session.save_handler & session.save_path

6. • Read the full article on Using Redis as a PHP Session Handler.