Connection refused [tcp://127.0.0.1:6379] Laravel Predis - php

Question

I'm trying to setup Redis client to connect to the Redis server in Laravel 6.0 version, but when I try to change the REDIS_HOST in database.php file in config it gives me an error:
Connection refused 127.0.0.1:6379
This is how my code looks like in routes api.php file
Route::get('test',function(Request $request){
$redis=Redis::connection();
$redis->set("key1","keyValue");
$a=$redis->get("key1");
return response()->json( ['test'=>$a,]);
});
and this is how my database.php file looks like
'redis' => [
'client' => env('REDIS_CLIENT', 'predis'),
'options' => [
'cluster' => env('REDIS_CLUSTER', 'redis'),
'prefix' => env('REDIS_PREFIX', Str::slug(env('APP_NAME', 'laravel'), '_').'_database_'),
],
'default' => [
'url' => env('REDIS_URL'),
'host' => env('REDIS_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
'password' => env('REDIS_PASSWORD', null),
'port' => env('REDIS_PORT', 6379),
'database' => env('REDIS_DB', 0),
],
'cache' => [
'url' => env('REDIS_URL'),
'host' => env('REDIS_HOST', '127.0.0.1'),
'password' => env('REDIS_PASSWORD', null),
'port' => env('REDIS_PORT', 6379),
'database' => env('REDIS_CACHE_DB', 1),
],
],
So when i change the REDIS_HOST its gives me error,any idea is my code problem the configurations?
Thanks !

Answer 1

I encountered this on my MacBook and fixed it by installing Redis using homebrew as directed here
PS: I'm working with Laravel 8.40