strange script query question

[mrossFTEK]

ok my cacti is on a windows 2019 box
i downloaded a few .pl scripts from the forum, that i think we written for linux..
if i run the scripts manually in a cmd box, and i do
perl.exe C:\inetpub\wwwroot\cacti\scripts\windows_2k7_exchangequeues.pl "Exchserver"
it works perfectly and shows me results
HOWEVER in my cacti log, using this script against a server, i get this
C:/inetpub/wwwroot/cacti/scripts/windows_2k7_exchangequeues.pl "Exchserver", , output: U
i KNOW the issue is the slashes.. / vs \ obviously windows likes the \ and linux likes the /
would there be a setting in cacti .. via in the gui or in the individual files where we can change it from using / and use \ on a particular script or basis?

[TheWitness]

The back vs. forward slash is not the issue. PHP handles it properly. It's likely what is passed to the script or rather what is not passed to the script, or a permission issue that prevents the poller from running the script properly.

[TheWitness]

BTW, you have to provide the full path to perl as Spine does not initialize your environment by design. That's more than likely the issue here. Spine does not know where perl.exe is.

[mrossFTEK]

unfortunately, i havent been able to get SPINE to work on my setup.. ive used it in the past, but on this install, only the cmd.php poller seems to work.. i havent figured out why yet.

[TheWitness]

The installer for 1.2.25 installs it.

[mrossFTEK]

i havent seen a post that version is out of beta.
plus, i believe id have to setup maria and few other things that are not part of the "original" all in one windows installer.
is there a guide to going from the 'classic' cacti setup and requirements to this new one? the classic version was pretty easy to upgrade version to version, but with a new DB engine , and any other requirements it seems a bit more complicated.

[TheWitness]

From old Cacti to new. Well, it's pretty simple:

1) Make sure your are on PHP5.4+ and have all the required modules installed (I prefer PHP8.2 though you have to be careful here. Maybe after the upgrade is done)
2) Make sure your MySQL or MariaDB versions are pretty recent, like 5.6+ 10.3+
3) Verify your MySQL settings are good per the README.md file in the Develop branch of Cacti. Those settings equally apply for 1.2.x versions. Note, if you switch settings, you will have to restart MariaDB/MySQL. Not a big deal.
4) Copy the Cacti source code into the Cacti directory from the 1.2.25 release
5) Point your browser to https://mysite.com/cacti/index.php and proceed with the upgrade.
6) QED.

It's not that complicated.