Change Cacti URL

[pamiller3]

I am working on a project for school and I am needing to change the default directory from http://IP ADDRESS/cacti to just the http://IP ADDRESS. I have looked through the forums and google for a quick solution as this should be, but I am striking out. Any advice would be great.

[paulgevers]

If I remember correctly, the later Cacti's have a $url_path in include/config.php If you set that to / you get what you want.

[pamiller3]

I found the config.php file /usr/share/cacti/site/include and in the config file there is no $url_path.

This is all I see:

<?php
/*
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| |
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+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| http://www.cacti.net/ |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
*/

/* make sure these values refect your actual database/host/user/password */
$database_type = "mysql";
$database_default = "cacti";
$database_hostname = "localhost";
$database_username = "cactiuser";
$database_password = "cactiuser";
$database_port = "3306";
$database_ssl = false;

/* Default session name - Session name must contain alpha characters */
#$cacti_session_name = "Cacti";

?>


Thanks for the help, but I am not seeing it.

[mmerelles]

check at cacti/include/global.php (instead of config.php)

look for this:
/* define default url path */
$url_path = "/cacti/";

set there:
/* define default url path */
$url_path = "/";


If it still does not exist in global.php, you may include it

[pamiller3]

It was not in there, I added it and still nothing on the / site.

I also added it to the
global_form.php
global_constants.php
global_settings.php

all nothing.

[mmerelles]

In such case it seems there is an issue where your apache is pointing or where your cacti base is. Please get the following info for me:

login to mysql command line and run:
use cacti;
select * from settings where name='path_webroot';
what is the output?

then

edit the apache config files and let me know where the "directory root" is pointing to?
vi /etc/http/conf/httpd.conf (the path depends on your apache install)

[pamiller3]

This is the results from the mysql output:

mysql> select * from settings were name ='path_webroot';
ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'name ='path_webroot'' at line 1

I opened the httpd.conf and it is blank. I am running webmin recently and I am wondering if this is causing the trouble. I found this in the code for the webmin maybe this will explain:

link_dir=/etc/apache2/sites-enabled
test_manual=0
show_list=0
mime_types=/etc/apache2/mime.types
access_conf=/etc/apache2/access.conf
auto_mods=1
stop_cmd=/etc/init.d/apache2 stop
virt_file=/etc/apache2/sites-available
test_apachectl=1
max_servers=100
srm_conf=/etc/apache2/srm.conf
httpd_dir=/etc/apache2
start_cmd=/etc/init.d/apache2 start
show_order=0
test_always=0
httpd_conf=/etc/apache2/apache2.conf
defines_file=/etc/apache2/envvars
apachectl_path=/usr/sbin/apache2ctl
show_names=0
test_config=1
apply_cmd=/usr/sbin/apache2ctl graceful
httpd_path=/usr/sbin/apache2


I also went into the /var/www folder and made a simple index.html file and checked and it ran as normal if you navigate to just the IP

[mmerelles]

You received an SQL syntax error due to you mistyped the command. Please note it is "wHere" not "were". Run it again correctly to see the output.


as per your webmin config, the apache configuration file is stored here:
httpd_conf=/etc/apache2/apache2.conf

so you should edit that file, confirm whitin there that the root directoy is pointing to /var/www and change it to /usr/share/xxx/cacti/ (wherever you cacti root directory is in your file system)
restart apache for changes to be applied

[paulgevers]

I found the config.php file /usr/share/cacti/site/include and in the config file there is no $url_path.

Obviously you are running Debian or a derivative. Which version of it and which version of cacti?

I agree with mmerelles that you should probably fix this in apache.

[JJX]

Change:

$url_path = "/";

in include/config.php

Then change apache to show the root directory as home directory.

Done!