Sometimes, for testing purpose as example, a developer needs to install and run different versions of Redis Server for different projects. And since I do not like wasting time on haching config files and pid files, this is the easiest way I use to run the desired Redis Server version.
It is as simple as downloading, compiling, and running the compiled server:
If the version is older, you may not find it on redis.io. So try a URL like:
That's it. Enjoy!
It is as simple as downloading, compiling, and running the compiled server:
$ wget http://download.redis.io/releases/redis-2.8.9.tar.gz $ tar xzf redis-2.8.9.tar.gz $ cd redis-2.8.9 $ make $ ./redis-server
If the version is older, you may not find it on redis.io. So try a URL like:
http://redis.googlecode.com/files/redis-1.2.6.tar.gz
That's it. Enjoy!