===== Installing Under Unix =====

Please make sure, the following packages are installed according to your operating systems requirements. Verify, that httpd and mysqld are started at system startup.
==== Required Packages for RPM-based Operating Systems ====

  * httpd
  * php
  * php-mysql
  * php-snmp
  * php-ldap (when using [[manual:087:2_basics.4_user_management.1_edit_existing_user#user_management|LDAP authentication]])
  * php-xml
  * mysql
  * mysql-server
  * net-snmp (depending on the distro, net-snmp-utils may be required)
  * crond (cron, cronie or the like)

For installation of official patches, you will require some utilities
  * wget
  * patch
that have to be installed as well.
==== Ports for FreeBSD ====

  * "www/apache2"
  * "net/rrdtool"
  * "net/net-snmp"
  * "www/php4-cgi"
  * "lang/php4" (With MySQL and SNMP Support)
  * "databases/mysql323-server"

==== Configuration of Software Packages ====

  * [[1_installation.1_install_unix.1_configure_php|Configure PHP]]
  * [[1_installation.1_install_unix.2_configure_apache|Configure Apache Webserver]]
  * [[1_installation.1_install_unix.3_configure_mysql|Configure MySQL]]
  * [[1_installation.1_install_unix.4_configure_snmp|Configure SNMP]]
  * [[1_installation.1_install_unix.5_install_and_configure_cacti|Install and Configure Cacti]]
  * [[1_installation.1_install_unix.5a_start_system_services|Start System Services for Cacti]]
  * [[1_installation.1_install_unix.6_install_and_configure_spine|(Optional) Install and Configure Spine]]
  * [[1_installation.1_install_unix.7_apply_patches|Apply Patches]]

==== Distribution Specific Installation Instructions ====

Unfortunately, Cacti packages from different Linux distribution may deviate from the descriptions above. A further root cause of installation trouble is different file layout, e.g. between Red Hat and Debian based distributions.

  * [[1_installation.1_install_unix.8_distribution_specific_installation_instructions.1_ubuntu|Ubuntu Installation Instructions]]