Update: 2026-05-06 21:24:56

app/Core/Cache.php

@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ class Cache
             $pass = env('REDIS_PASSWORD', null);
 
             try {
+                if (!class_exists('\Predis\Client')) {
+                    throw new \Exception('Predis client is not installed. Please run composer install.');
+                }
+                
                 self::$client = new \Predis\Client([
                     'scheme' => 'tcp',
                     'host'   => $host,
@@ -26,7 +30,7 @@ class Cache
                     'password' => $pass,
                 ]);
                 self::$client->connect();
-            } catch (\Exception $e) {
+            } catch (\Throwable $e) { // Catch \Throwable instead of \Exception to catch fatal class errors
                 error_log("Redis Connection Error: " . $e->getMessage());
                 return null;
             }