UserParameter and php

[abille]

hi,
i configured zabbix_agentd.conf to extend agent possibilities for my system.

i made a /shell/php script toto.sh:
--------------------------
#!/usr/bin/php -q
<?
echo "1";
?>
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in zabbix_agentd.conf:
UserParameter=toto.test,/zabbix/toto.sh

and i get a timeout in the log file when the script is called.

all runs ok if i run zabbix_agentd -t toto.test
still ok if i call the script as user zabbix from command line

i tried to set UserParameter=toto.test,php /zabbix/toto.php
and toto.php :
------------
<?echo "1";?>
------------

i even tried to call php from the script toto.sh :
/usr/bin/php -q /zabbix/toto.php

but still the same problem

it only works when toto.sh is a real shell, not using php


is there anything i can do ?

[abille]

UserParameter and PHP

i omitted to say that i use zabbix 1.1.2

[James Wells]

Greetings,

Right off the bat, I would suggest trying to run the script as the Zabbix Agent user to see if it runs correctly or not. Also, increase the timeout on the Zabbix Server configuration.

Please note that if the scrupt takes more than about 5 seconds it is better to do it as a cron job, writing the results to a file that Zabbix Agent will read, or having the cron job call zabbix_sender to post the data to the Zabbix Server.

[abille]

UserParameter and PHP

hi,
thanks for your answer but this have already been tested
and all works fine.

doing an echo "1"; doesn't take so much time.

answer is immediate when running as user zabbix or testing with zabbix_agentd -t toto.test

[abille]

UserParameter and PHP

Hi all,
No more suggestions for this problem ?
nobody uses php scripts to extend zabbix ?

any suggestions are welcome...
thanks

[steff]

have you tried :

UserParameter=toto.test,/usr/bin/php /zabbix/toto.php

( rename it to .php )

[abille]

UserParameter and PHP

yes, i tried, but does not work

[Alexei]

Try echo "1\n";. Not sure about 1.1.2 but it made difference in some old releases.

[abille]

UserParameter and PHP

i tried but same problem

[abille]

UserParameter and PHP

I tried on another system, and it works.
so, it's probably a specific problem on this server (RHEL3 PPC) .
i'll investigate and inform the forum when i find a solution.

thanks anyway for all answers

[abille]

UserParameter and PHP

Ok, it works
it was a problem with the php exe.
php was compiled as cgi and cli and the cgi exe does not work but
the cli exe works.

so it was a specific problem, not a zabbix issue.

thanks for all help