help modifying check_services.php to run a custom command if any service is down

[steve51184]

hi all i need help modifying check_services.php to run a custom command if any service is down

the file i want to run is a php script that sends me an sms and i thought as ispconfig has it's own install of php that even if apache is down i'll get an sms wherever i am in the world.. so how do i edit check_services.php to run the command?

[falko]

You can specify a command in the ISPConfig interface (Management > Server > Services > Monitoring).

[steve51184]

is that in the "Offline" bit?

also this is the command i'm trying to run but it won't work as it has special characters like the &

/root/ispconfig/php/php "/var/www/web1/web/sms/index.php?sendto=1&message=xxx&submit=Submit" &> /dev/null

also i've tried with and without the "

[steve51184]

any ideas falko?

[falko]

In that case I suggest you install monit: http://www.howtoforge.com/server_mon...debian_etch_p2

[steve51184]

monit sounds cool but how is this any different from the service monitoring that ispconfig or even webmin has built in?

also i'm wanting to run that above command if/when a service is down and as far as i know monit won't do that but ispconfig will