[hobbit] Xymon hosts database.

[T.J. Yang]

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> From: sholmes42 at gmail.com
> Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 14:42:51 -0400
> To: hobbit at hswn.dk
> Subject: Re: [hobbit] Xymon hosts database.
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> I'll help as much as I have time for. I am experienced with php and mysql. Learning web dev (I'm really a Solaris sysadmin, though :-).

Being a Solaris admin can help too ;) 
Hint, Sun's webstack for SAMP. 


tj
> I'll watch for info on your posting. I've been away from the list for a while and I'm just catching up today.
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> On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 1:59 AM, David Peters wrote:
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> Well I have the database schema created in
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> sourceforge server very soon now. Then anyone who wants to help can join in.
> Have been sick for the last coupla days (couch cough....)
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> From: david.peters at dpi.nsw.gov.au
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> Sent: Wednesday, 1 July 2009 10:19
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> Subject: [hobbit] Xymon hosts
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> I think I have posted this quite a while ago but it is
> still on my mind. We currently configure the hosts, pages etc using a windows
> database and windows front end that I wrote quite some time ago. I keep getting
> the urge to convert it to a linux database and a web frontend. However I would
> not do this if there is no interest in using it.
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> point is that you never touch the bb-hosts file and all configuration of hosts
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> so I was going to convert to mysql and either php or perl cgi. Any comments on
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> have 400 odd hosts here and have pages split by priority, service, location,
> and support group all on the front page but all configured via the database.
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> generates a main bb-hosts file plus include files for each sub-page.
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