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

[id10t]

Of course, ISPConfig may be down as well.

I would take a look at the check service php file in ISPConfig, and make a copy of it to work on. Then modify to check services and ispconfig up, send mail/sms/etc, and make it run under PHP cli. Then schedule as a cron job.

[steve51184]

how do i run a a php script via php cli and will it work if apache2 is down?

[falko]

Originally Posted by steve51184

how do i run a a php script via php cli

php /path/to/php-script

Originally Posted by steve51184

and will it work if apache2 is down?

How do you mean that?

[steve51184]

Originally Posted by falko

php /path/to/php-script

How do you mean that?

well i'm wanting to run a php script that will sms me if apache2 goes down so i'm asking can i still use php if apache is down... that why i was originally wanting to use ispconfigs copy of php