Re: [hobbit] Xymon hosts database.

[Steve Holmes <sholmes42 (at) gmail.com>]

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 :-). 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.
Steve.


On Tue, Jul 7, 2009 at 1:59 AM, David Peters <davidp (at) electronf.com> wrote:

>  Well I have the database schema created in mysql now. I should be close
> to getting enough together to upload to the 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 [mailto:david.peters (at) dpi.nsw.gov.au]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, 1 July 2009 10:19 AM
> *To:* hobbit (at) hswn.dk
> *Subject:* [hobbit] Xymon hosts database.
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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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> The point is that you never touch the bb-hosts file and all configuration
> of hosts and layouts is done via a user interface.
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> Is there any interest in this?
> Is there anyone willing to help?
> If so I was going to convert to mysql and either php or perl cgi. Any
> comments on this?
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> We 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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> Currently the bb-hosts is built via a perl script that extracts the
> database and then generates a main bb-hosts file plus include files for each
> sub-page.
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