Install redis server and redis php extension for xampp(php 5.3).

redis_xampp.sh

sudo bash

wget http://redis.googlecode.com/files/redis-2.6.0.tar.gz
tar xzf redis-2.6.0.tar.gz
cd redis-2.6.0
make
sudo make install clean

# autostart in /etc/rc.local before "exit 0" add:
# /usr/local/bin/redis-server /etc/redis/redis.conf

sudo apt-get install php5-dev
git clone git://github.com/nicolasff/phpredis.git
cd phpredis
phpize
./configure
make
sudo -s make install

# add to php.ini extension="redis.so"

# server start
# redis-server /etc/redis/redis.conf