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Installing Under Windows
Software Components Required
- Optional Apache - Cacti works on both Apache and Internet Information Server (IIS), so this is purely a matter of personal preference. Download the MSI installer.
- Cacti - Install from the zip distribution and install in the web root or your choice. Many choose to install into a “Cacti” sub folder.
- Optional Spine - Install from the zip distribution into the “c:\spine” directory.
- RRDTool - Install it into the “c:\rrdtool” directory.
- Note: Cygwin build for versions before 1.2.15 are required. Win32 build works fine after 1.2.15.
- Note: RRDTool 1.3.x is only supported in Cacti 0.8.7c or later.
- PHP - Install into the “c:\php” folder. If you choose to install into “c:\Program Files\php”, you will have to use 8.3 filenames to reference it's binaries in Cacti.
- MySQL - Install into the default location. This is typically “c:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server X.XX”.
- Note: MySQL 5 is only supported in Cacti 0.8.6i or later.
- Optional Cygwin - Download and execute “setup.exe” from the Cygwin website. Keep the “setup.exe” file for later use.
- Optional Net-SNMP - Install to the “c:\net-snmp” directory. If you choose to use “c:\Program Files\net-snmp” you will have to use 8.3 filenames to reference it's binaries in Cacti. Net-SNMP is required if you need SNMPv3.