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-==== 4 Installation from sources ====
+==== 3 Installation from sources ====
 You can get the very latest version of Zabbix by compiling it from the sources.
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 == 1 Download the source archive ==
-Go to the [[http://www.zabbix.com/download.php|Zabbix download page]] and download the source archive. Once downloaded, extract the sources, by running:
+Go to the [[http://www.zabbix.com/download_sources|Zabbix download page]] and download the source archive. Once downloaded, extract the sources, by running:
   $ tar -zxvf zabbix-3.0.0.tar.gz
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 For all of the Zabbix daemon processes, an unprivileged user is required. If a Zabbix daemon is started from an unprivileged user account, it will run as that user.
-However, if a daemon is started from a 'root' account, it will switch to a 'zabbix' user account, which must be present. To create such a user account (in its own group, "zabbix") on Linux systems, run:
+However, if a daemon is started from a 'root' account, it will switch to a 'zabbix' user account, which must be present. To create such a user account (in its own group, "zabbix"),
-  groupadd zabbix
+on a RedHat-based system, run:
-  useradd -g zabbix zabbix
+  groupadd --system zabbix
+  useradd --system -g zabbix -d /usr/lib/zabbix -s /sbin/nologin -c "Zabbix Monitoring System" zabbix
+on a Debian-based system, run:
+  addgroup --system --quiet zabbix
+  adduser --quiet --system --disabled-login --ingroup zabbix --home /var/lib/zabbix --no-create-home zabbix
+<note important>Zabbix processes do not need a home directory, which is why we do not recommend creating it. However, if you are using some functionality that requires it (e. g. store MySQL credentials in ''$HOME/.my.cnf'') you are free to create it using the following commands.\\ \\
+On RedHat-based systems, run:
+  mkdir -m u=rwx,g=rwx,o= -p /usr/lib/zabbix
+  chown zabbix:zabbix /usr/lib/zabbix
+On Debian-based systems, run:
+  mkdir -m u=rwx,g=rwx,o= -p /var/lib/zabbix
+  chown zabbix:zabbix /var/lib/zabbix
+</note>
 A separate user account is not required for Zabbix frontend installation.
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   ./configure --enable-server --enable-agent --with-mysql --enable-ipv6 --with-net-snmp --with-libcurl --with-libxml2
-<note><nowiki>--with-libcurl</nowiki> configuration option is required for SMTP authentication, supported since Zabbix 3.0.0.\\ <nowiki>--with-libcurl</nowiki> and <nowiki>--with-libxml2</nowiki> configuration options are required for virtual machine monitoring, supported since Zabbix 2.2.0.</note>
+<note><nowiki>--with-libcurl</nowiki> configuration option with cURL 7.20.0 or higher is required for SMTP authentication, supported since Zabbix 3.0.0.\\ <nowiki>--with-libcurl</nowiki> and <nowiki>--with-libxml2</nowiki> configuration options are required for virtual machine monitoring, supported since Zabbix 2.2.0.</note>
 To configure the sources for a Zabbix server (with PostgreSQL etc.), you may run:
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 <note>Command-line utilities zabbix_get and zabbix_sender are compiled if %%--enable-agent%% option is used.</note>
+<note>
+Add optional path to the MySQL configuration file <nowiki>--with-mysql=/<path_to_the_file>/mysql_config</nowiki> to select the desired
+MySQL client library when there is a need to use one that is not located in the default location.
+It is useful when there are several versions of MySQL installed or MariaDB installed alongside MySQL on the same system.
+</note>
 <note>Use <nowiki>--with-ibm-db2</nowiki> flag to specify location of the CLI API.\\ Use <nowiki>--with-oracle</nowiki> flag to specify location of the OCI API.</note>
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 |//PHP max_execution_time option//  | 300 seconds (values 0 and -1 are allowed) |In php.ini:\\ max_execution_time = 300  |
 |//PHP max_input_time option//  |300 seconds (values 0 and -1 are allowed) |In php.ini:\\ max_input_time = 300  |
-|//PHP session.auto_start option//  |must be disabled  |In php.ini:\\ session.auto_start = 0.  |
+|//PHP session.auto_start option//  |must be disabled  |In php.ini:\\ session.auto_start = 0  |
 |//Database support//  |One of: IBM DB2, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, SQLite  |One of the following modules must be installed:\\ ibm_db2, mysql, oci8, pgsql, sqlite3  |
 |//bcmath//  |  |php-bcmath  |
 |//mbstring//  |  |php-mbstring  |
-|//PHP mbstring.func_overload option//  |must be disabled  |In php.ini:\\ mbstring.func_overload = 0.  |
+|//PHP mbstring.func_overload option//  |must be disabled  |In php.ini:\\ mbstring.func_overload = 0  |
-|//PHP always_populate_raw_post_data option//  |must be set to -1 |Required only for PHP versions 5.6.0 or newer.\\ In php.ini:\\ always_populate_raw_post_data = -1 |
+|//PHP always_populate_raw_post_data option//  |must be disabled |Required only for PHP versions 5.6.0 or newer.\\ In php.ini:\\ always_populate_raw_post_data = -1 |
 |//sockets//  |  |php-net-socket. Required for user script support.   |
 |//gd//  |2.0 or higher  |php-gd. PHP GD extension must support PNG images (//<nowiki>--with-png-dir</nowiki>//), JPEG (//<nowiki>--with-jpeg-dir</nowiki>//) images and FreeType 2 (//<nowiki>--with-freetype-dir</nowiki>//). |
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+Entering a name for Zabbix server is optional, however, if submitted, it will be displayed in the menu bar and page titles.
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