File Structure of ZABBIX

[MerCury]

Hi,
I am new here. Trying out Zabbix and is pretty overwhelmed by this NMS. (it looks good!)

i read the manual a couple of times but didnt get it.
all the experts here, Please help to enlighten ..

i was wondering why the files of zabbix is all scattered over. (as mentioned in the manual)

conf files in /etc/zabbix
binary files in /usr/local/bin
frontend php files goes to the web.
so where do the rest of files in MISC go?

If i want to place the files at one location, is it possible?

[araw]

You're using Linux, the install instructions that show you where to put the files match the standard linux filesystem hierarchy.

If you'd like to put everything in one directory, which by the way, gains you nothing, you'll need to can modify the source so the defaults point to the directory you want everything to be in, or run the binaries with an argument specifying the exact location of the configuration file every single time.

You'll also need to configure the webserver to point at the subdirectory within your master directory that contains all the website content.

[Nate Bell]

Hi,
Sounds like you are used to using Windows.

I grew up using various versions of Windows, where the common format for programs (including Windows itself) is to lump everything into one directory. Then I started using Linux (for school and then work) and was really confused by how spread out everything was. But after a while, I began to notice some pattern:
Every time I want to find a program's config file, I look around in /etc/.
Every time I want to find a program's executable, I start by looking around in /usr/.
Every time I want to find a web related file, I start in /var/www/.

I also noticed the files could be read and edited by a simple text editor, which is not always the case with Windows. So keep in mind that there is a method to the madness.

Nate

[johnl]

from what i can see, the conf files must be in /etc/zabbix directory, but you can put the bin files and webfiles wherever you like. we put all zabbix files in /etc/zabbix and then have the website in our apache sites directory