Boundary Apache HTTP Server Plugin

Collects metrics from a Apache HTTP server instance. See video walkthrough.

Prerequisites

Boundary Meter Versions V4.0 Or Greater

• To install new meter go to Settings->Installation or see instructons.
• To upgrade the meter to the latest version - see instructons.

Boundary Meter Versions Less Than V4.0

• How to install node.js?
• Apache HTTP Server must be configured to run the server-stats module.

Plugin Setup

• The Boundary Apache HTTP Server plugin depends on the server-stats module for collecting metrics. The sections below provide the procedures to enable and configure the server-stats module.

Enable the server-status Module

1. Modify the Apache HTTP Server httpd.conf by adding the following:

   <Location /server-status>
      SetHandler server-status
   </Location>

Secure the EndPoint with a User Name and Password

1. Create as password file to secure the endpoint. The example shown here is using the path /etc/httpd/my_password_file.

   $ sudo htpasswd -c /etc/httpd/my_password_file
   

2. Enable authentication by modifying the <Location/> added previously as shown here :

   <Location /server-status>
      SetHandler server-status
      AuthType basic
      AuthName "Apache status"
      AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/my_password_file
      Require valid-user
   </Location>

3. Restart Apache HTTP server reload the httpd.conf configuration.
4. Verify that statistics are being collected by visiting http://yourserver.com/server-status
5. To also capture the 'requests per second' metric, add ExtendedStatus On outside of your <Location /> block:

   <Location /server-status>
      SetHandler server-status
      AuthType basic
      AuthName "Apache status"
      AuthUserFile /etc/httpd/my_password_file
      Require valid-user
   </Location>
   ExtendedStatus On

Plugin Configuration Fields

Metrics Collected

Tracks the following metrics for apache

Dashboards

Apache Server

References

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