Thomas Vincent
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* docs: update stale PHP/MySQL/MariaDB version requirements - Requirements.md: PHP 5.4 -> 8.1 (matches 1.2.31+ requirement note) - Requirements.md: MySQL 5.6 -> 5.7, MariaDB 5.5 -> 10.2 (current minimums) - Requirements.md: MySQL section header updated to >= 5.7 / 10.2 - Requirements.md, Install-Under-CentOS_LAMP.md, Install-Under-CentOS_LEMP.md, Installing-Under-Windows.md: comment out innodb_file_format and innodb_large_prefix (removed in MySQL 8.0 / MariaDB 10.3+) Signed-off-by: Thomas Vincent <thomasvincent@gmail.com> * docs: upgrade http:// links to https:// and fix dead wiki URLs - Upgrade http:// to https:// in 8 files: General-Installing-Instructions.md, Graph-Templates.md, How-To-SSH-Tunnels.md, Plugin-Development.md, Standards-Code-Formatting.md, Templates.md, Upgrading-Cacti-Under-Windows.md - Replace two dead docs.cacti.net wiki links: How-To-SSH-Tunnels.md: old wiki SNMP guide -> Net-SNMP man page Plugin-Syslog.md: dead plugin:syslog.config -> plugin_syslog repo Signed-off-by: Thomas Vincent <thomasvincent@gmail.com> * docs: fix technically inaccurate MySQL configuration recommendations - innodb_additional_mem_pool_size: removed in MySQL 5.7.4 / MariaDB 10.0; replaced with removal notice in Requirements.md and comments in Install-Under-CentOS_LAMP.md and Install-Under-CentOS_LEMP.md - max_heap_table_size: clarify ">= 5" means ">= 5% of system RAM" - innodb_buffer_pool_size: clarify ">= 25" means ">= 25% of system RAM" Signed-off-by: Thomas Vincent <thomasvincent@gmail.com> * docs: add missing required PHP extensions to Requirements.md Add dom, mysqlnd, pcntl, Phar, and sqlite3 — all declared as required in composer.json but absent from the module list. pcntl is Linux-only (process control for the poller). Signed-off-by: Thomas Vincent <thomasvincent@gmail.com> * docs: fix 36 spelling errors across 19 documentation files Corrections detected by codespell: - somone->someone, Walkthough->Walkthrough, GUAGE->GAUGE - asociate->associate, messege->message, therefor->therefore - get's->gets, Proxys->Proxies, paralelisation->parallelization - parms->params (6 instances in script data query examples) - finialise->finalise, buildin->built-in, everytime->every time - Unistall->Uninstall, resiliant->resilient, build-in->built-in - requriments->requirements (2 instances), explanitory->explanatory (3 instances) - fro->for, invole->involve, reulting->resulting - stauts->status, tge->the Signed-off-by: Thomas Vincent <thomasvincent@gmail.com> * ci: add codespell spelling check workflow for documentation Adds GitHub Actions workflow that runs codespell==2.4.1 on all Markdown files on every push/PR to main. Also adds .codespell.cfg to skip binary and generated files (JSON, shell scripts, HTML, images). Update .gitignore to allow .github directory (was blocked by .git* glob). Signed-off-by: Thomas Vincent <thomasvincent@gmail.com> * docs: improve voice, consistency, and note formatting across 10 files - Convert passive/impersonal constructions to active voice - Standardize NOTE -> Note in blockquotes for consistency - Reformat inline IMPORTANT/Note callouts as blockquotes - Fix awkward phrasing in LXC container notes - Consolidate fragmented note bullets into single blockquote Signed-off-by: Thomas Vincent <thomasvincent@gmail.com> * docs: fix technical accuracy and correct typos across 10 files - Requirements.md: clarify Composer is for source/develop installs only; RRDtool minimum updated to 1.5+ (1.8+ for 1.3.x); php-snmp section rewritten to describe selective fallback behavior; SELinux/AppArmor advice reworded to recommend policy exceptions over blanket disable - Spine.md: fix PHP Script Server range (10 -> 15); fix 'senstivive' and 'Davices' typos - Trees.md: fix broken table rows split across lines; 'Sporting' -> 'Sorting' - Data-Sources.md: restructure storage table to standard 3-column layout; fix '19b' unit typo -> '19kb' - How-To-SNMP-Custom-Script.md: convert bold/backtick commands to proper fenced code blocks; fix 'intex' and 'BNSMPD' typos - Plugins.md: fix 'onfiguration' typo; fix YouTube thumbnail http -> https; fix 'Tuturial' typo - Standards-Security.md: fix 'invalidate' -> 'invalid' - template_apache_config.md: fix 'apcache2' -> 'apache2' - device-template-specific-proxmox.md: replace service file edit with drop-in approach; remove ProtectSystem=off/ProtectHome=off; add note on minimal required systemd overrides - resource/xml/query_interface_traffic.php: http -> https URL Signed-off-by: Thomas Vincent <thomasvincent@gmail.com> * docs: rename CentOS install guides to Enterprise Linux; fix grammar, logic, and security flaws - Rename Install-Under-CentOS_LAMP.md → Install-Under-Enterprise-Linux-LAMP.md - Rename Install-Under-CentOS_LEMP.md → Install-Under-Enterprise-Linux-LEMP.md - Update README.md ToC links to match new filenames and correct labels LAMP fixes: - Title updated to reflect RHEL/Rocky Linux/AlmaLinux coverage - Fix step numbering: "2.Install" / "3.Enable" missing space after number - Spine build deps: restructure for EL7/EL8/EL9+ separately; EL8 was missing package install after repo enable; EL9+ uses 'crb' not 'powertools' - SELinux URL: fix quadruple-slash typo; switch to English wiki URL LEMP fixes: - Title: "CentOS 7" → "Enterprise Linux (RHEL / Rocky Linux / AlmaLinux)" - TLS: remove TLSv1 and TLSv1.1 (RFC 8996 prohibited, fails OpenSSL 3.x); set ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.3 - Ciphers: remove DH+3DES (Sweet32 / CVE-2016-2183) - HTTP redirect: uncomment return 301 (comment claiming nginx lacks support for 'return' has been wrong since nginx 0.8 / 2009) - PHP location block: fix 'alias' → 'root' (alias breaks $document_root in fastcgi_param SCRIPT_FILENAME); add missing semicolon after index directive - Cron: poller path was /var/www/html/cacti but install target throughout this guide is /usr/share/nginx/html/cacti — align them - DB: split GRANT...IDENTIFIED BY into CREATE USER + GRANT (IDENTIFIED BY on GRANT removed in MySQL 8.0 / MariaDB 10.5.2) - Fix comment typo: "Compression increases performance0" → remove trailing 0 - SELinux URL: fix quadruple-slash typo README.md: - Update section 3.1 and 3.2 links to new filenames - Correct labels from "CentOS 7" to "Enterprise Linux" - Fix "Reports Admistrative Interface" → "Administrative" - Fix "requriments" (×2) → "requirements" * docs: remove Install-Under-CentOS_LAMP.md (superseded by Install-Under-Enterprise-Linux-LAMP.md) * docs: remove Install-Under-CentOS_LEMP.md (superseded by Install-Under-Enterprise-Linux-LEMP.md) * docs: update README ToC links and fix typos - Update 3.1 and 3.2 links from CentOS to Enterprise Linux filenames - Correct labels: "CentOS 7" → "Enterprise Linux (RHEL/Rocky/AlmaLinux)" - Fix "Reports Admistrative" → "Reports Administrative" - Fix "requriments" (×2) → "requirements" * docs: fix grammar, logic, and technical errors in remaining install/upgrade guides Installing-Under-Windows.md: - Replace php_mysql.dll with php_pdo_mysql.dll (php_mysql removed in PHP 7.0) - Remove IIS ISAPI steps referencing php8isapi.dll (ISAPI dropped in PHP 8.0); replace with FastCGI instructions via php-cgi.exe - Remove NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER from sql_mode (removed MySQL 8.0, breaks startup) - sort_buffer_size = 200M → 32M with caveat (per-session; 200M causes OOM under load) - Fix step numbering gaps: main list 5→8, IIS 3→5, Finishing 5→8 - "you will have to user 8.3 notation" → "use" - "c:cygwin" → "c:\cygwin" (missing backslash) - "it's subfolders" → "its subfolders" - "A anm example" → "An example" - "verify/udate" → "verify/update" Installing-Under-Ubuntu-Debian.md: - Cron user: apache → www-data (apache user does not exist on Ubuntu/Debian) - CREATE DATABASE: use utf8mb4 directly; remove redundant ALTER DATABASE - php8.1-mbstring listed twice in apt-get install; deduplicated - "may received" → "may receive" - Note php8.1 is EOL; recommend checking current supported release Upgrading-Cacti-Under-Windows.md: - Fix all steps numbered 1. → proper sequential numbering (1–10) - Remove hardcoded MySQL 5.7 path; use generic %MYSQL_HOME% note Upgrading-Cacti-Under-FreeBSD.md: - mysqldump: remove contradictory -l / --lock-tables=false flags; replace with --single-transaction (correct for InnoDB, no locking) How-To-SSH-Tunnels.md: - Add prominent note: SSH -L is TCP-only; standard SNMP uses UDP; this guide requires TCP transport configured on snmpd and does not work for most network devices - Fix unclosed code fence after ssh-keygen output block - Replace rc.local persistence with systemd unit (rc.local is deprecated and disabled by default on systemd distros: Ubuntu 16.04+, Debian 9+) - ssh-keygen: recommend ed25519 over RSA * docs: correct PHP 8.1 EOL date, Net-SNMP link, and grammar PHP 8.1 security support ended 31 December 2025, not November 2024. Point the snmpd.conf link at www.net-snmp.org (the sourceforge.io mirror is bot-blocked). Fix 'There a two ways extending' to 'There are two ways to extend'. Signed-off-by: Thomas Vincent <thomasvincent@gmail.com> * ci: fix spelling workflow trigger to target develop, not main The repo's default branch is develop; main hasn't moved since 2023. The workflow's push/pull_request filters targeted main, so it never ran on any PR opened against develop. Signed-off-by: Thomas Vincent <thomasvincent@gmail.com> --------- Signed-off-by: Thomas Vincent <thomasvincent@gmail.com>
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Plugin Management
Installing or updating plugins on cacti is a simple procedure. For most of the plugins a few basic steps are enough, which are described below. Each plugin directory should contain a README.md file. We recommend to study this file. It may contain important installation information.
Installing Plugins
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Download the plugin to cactidir/cacti/plugins
git clone https://github.com/Cacti/plugin_thold.gitmv plugin_thold /var/www/html/cacti/plugins -
Now assign the proper permissions to the folder
chown -R apache:apache plugin_thold -
From
Console > Configuration > PluginsInstall the plugin by Clicking on the wrench Icon as showng below.Below you will now see the THOLD plugin available to install in this case we are installing thold
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After installing the plugin by clicking on the grey gear you will now how to enable it this can be done via clicking on the green check mark
After this, the Plugin is installed and enabled. However, there will likely be configuration that must take place after the Plugin is enabled. See the Plugin documentation for instructions on how to configure and use them.
Updating a Plugin
Updating a plugin not only keeps you up to date with the latest release of the code for that plugin. It also allows you to keep all of your settings for that plugin ensure you DO NOT UNINSTALL the plugin. You must instead disable the plugin which will not drop the SQL tables and thus save your settings.
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Disable the Plugin you want to update
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Backup the current Plugin folder typically in
<path_cacti>/plugins/plugin_namecp -R /var/www/html/cacti/plugin/thold /tmp -
git pull or download the new version of the Plugin
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Change name of Plugin folder i.e plugin_thold to thold
mv plugin_thold thold -
Assign proper permissions usually either www-data for Ubuntu/debian or apache for CentOS/RHEL
chown -R apache:apache thold -
Re-enable the Plugin in the Console
Video Walkthrough
Uninstall a Plugin
To uninstall a plugin go into the plugins page
Console > Configuration > Plugins Click on the plugin to Disable the plugin.
Click on the red dot beside the plugin to uninstall the plugin a dialogue box will appear now click uninstall.
This will uninstall the plugin from cacti but will NOT remove the files from the server to do that you must manually remove the plugin until you remove the files the plugin will show to be available to be installed.
Warning
: Uninstalling a Cacti Plugin generally also removes any database tables that that Plugin created, which means your data! Before uninstalling Plugins, it would be wise to have a backup strategy in place in case you accidentally uninstall a Plugin and loose your data!
Dependencies in plugins
Some dependencies such as THOLD aka Thresholds rely on another plugin in this case thold reliese on the monitor plugin which is missing in this case you will see the below message box in order to continue you must install the required plugin.
Delete plugin data and settings
Some plugins have new functionality and allow you to delete data and plugin settings and start from scratcg. This can be done with the trash can icon in Console > Configuration > Plugins
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