Cacti Upgrade

Upgrade Instructions

1. Backup the old cacti database:

   shell> mysqldump cacti > mysql.cacti

   
   
2. Backup the old cacti directory:

   shell> mv cacti cacti_old

   
   
3. Extract the distribution tarball.

   shell> tar xzvf cacti-version.tar.gz

   
   
4. Rename the new cacti directory to match the old one:

   shell> mv cacti-version cacti

   
   
5. Copy the *.rrd files from the old cacti directory:

   shell> cp cacti_old/rra/* cacti/rra/

   
   
6. Edit include/config.php.

   • Specify the MySQL user, password and database for your cacti configuration.

   $database_default = "cacti";
   $database_hostname = "localhost";
   $database_username = "cactiuser";
   $database_password = "cacti";
   

   
   
7. Set the appropriate permissions on cacti's directories for graph/log generation. You should execute these commands from inside cacti's directory to change the permissions.

   shell> chown cactiuser rra/ log/

   
   

   (Enter a valid username for cactiuser, this user will also be used in the next step for data gathering.)

8. Point your web browser to:

   http://your-server/cacti/

   Make sure to fill in all of the path variables carefully and correctly on the following screen.