Hostify Status Checker v1.0 README
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 * Modified: 10/2/2010 11:07pm American/Chicago
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Requirements-
General Requirements:
- PHP >= 5.2.14
- HTTP server

Host Node Requirements:
- fsockopen
- file_get_contents
- Cron (or something else that can call a file at regular intervals)
- MySQLi

Monitored Server Requirements:
- Linux
	1)PHP functions
		a) exec
		b) shell_exec
		c) fsockopen
- Windows
	1) PHP functions
		a) passthru
		b) fsockopen
	2) Windows functions
		a) typeperf


Installation Instructions-
1) Extract the Hostify Status Package.

2) Create the MySQL database.
	a. Create a new appropriately named database.
	b. Create a new user with a strong password for the database.
	c. Import database.sql using phpMyAdmin or if you prefer, run the
	   SQL manually. This will create the two tables needed for
	   Hostify Status Checker to run.

3) Navigate to /app and set the appropriate settings in config.php:
	a. Contact information: This is very important. If a server goes
	   down, you will receive and email at the address you enter.
	b. Database config: Enter the details for the database you created
	   in step 2.
	c. Servers to check: View the example configuration and modify it
	   to your needs. If there is more than one server that you wish to
	   check, simply duplicate the example. Ensure that the domain and
	   id are unique.

4) Setup the mail server in /app/mail.inc.php. The default is to use
   SMTP. If this is not setup, mail sending will fail and
   YOU WILL _NOT_ BE NOTIFIED IF A SERVER GOES DOWN.

5) Upload the files and folders in /app to the appropriate directory on
   your monitoring server (typically /home/YOUR_USERNAME/public_html/
   on a cPanel server).

6) Setup a cron job to execute every one minute (or at another interval
   if you prefer) using this command:
   /usr/bin/curl -s http://yourdomain.com/cron.php >/dev/null 2>&1

7) Upload the files from /remote to the server(s) you wish to monitor
   ensuring that they are placed in the appropriate directory as
   specified in config.php on the monitoring server. If you wish to
   display information about PHP on a particular server, comment out
   line 39 in status.php.

8) Download the appropriate extra packages:
	a. If you wish to support speed testing for your monitored
	   servers, download Speedtest Mini from
	   http://www.speedtest.net/mini.php
	   Place the package in a subdirectory on the server(s) you wish
	   to monitor.

	   For example, on a cPanel server you would place the Speedtest in
	   /home/YOUR_USERNAME/public_html/speed

	   For reference, the path to speedtest.swf would be
	   /home/YOUR_USERNAME/public_html/speed/speedtest.swf

	b. If you wish to support advanced server details, comment out
	   line 28 in info.php.
		
	   Retrieve phpSysInfo from http://phpsysinfo.sourceforge.net.
	   Remove index.php from the phpSysInfo package. Place the
	   phpsysinfo package onto the server you wish to enable
	   this feature in /home/YOUR_USERNAME/public_html/

	   For reference, the path to phpSysInfo's config.php would be
	   /home/YOUR_USERNAME/public_html/config.php


If configuration is successful, you will receive an email upon the first
check at the address specified in config.php. If you do not receive an
email, check that the appropriate values are set in both config.php
and mail.inc.php.

Statistic averages are updated once per day, trailing behind by one day.

If you find any bugs or think of any useful features that should be
implemented please use our bug tracker: http://hostify.net/bugs/