Here are the steps I used to get PA 2.0 going with a new install of Cacti 0.8.7b using Apache 2.2.x.
BTW, for Mac users, they can now use MacPorts Cacti port and install it like this: 'port install cacti +plugins' - instructions are displayed at the end for completing the Cacti and PA install so these instructions aren't needed.
1) Install Cacti and patch it using cacti-plugin-0.8.7b-PA-v2.0.diff
2) Modify include/plugins/php as shown in this patch:
(remove lines prefixed with "-" and add the one with "+")
--- include/plugins.php.orig 2008-02-25 09:47:35.000000000 -0800
+++ include/plugins.php 2008-02-25 09:48:12.000000000 -0800
@@ -32,13 +32,7 @@
}
}
-if (isset($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']) && isset($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'])) {
- $config['url_path'] = substr(__FILE__, strlen($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']), strlen(__FILE__) - strlen($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']) - strlen('include/plugins.php'));
- db_execute("REPLACE INTO settings (name, value) VALUES ('url_path', '" . $config['url_path'] . "')");
-} else {
- $config['url_path'] = db_fetch_cell("SELECT value FROM settings WHERE name = 'url_path'");
-}
-
+$config['url_path'] = '/cacti/';
define('URL_PATH', $config['url_path']);
3) Import the PA schema.
cd ${cactidir}
sudo cat ${cactidir}/pa.sql | mysql5 -u root -p cacti (cacti is the db name)
4) Download the particular Cacti plugin(s) you want and copy their folders to ${cactidir}/plugins/<plugin-dir>/.
For example:
${cactidir}/plugins/weathermap/
5) Edit ${cactidir}/include/global.php and add an entry for each plugin you installed after the'plugins' statement,
as shown in this example using the weathermap plugin:
\$plugins = array();
\$plugins[] = 'weathermap';
6) Enable the plugin in the Cacti web interface; this creates a top-level tab for the plugin in the Cacti interface
Console -> User Management (select a Cacti user and check the 'View Weathermaps' checkboxes)
