Install and Configure Zabbix2.0 with mysql

In RHEL5 and RHEL6
Install zabbix as root user


Install mysql
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        # yum install mysql

Install PHP and Apache (http)

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        # yum install php

        # yum install http

Installation from packages
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Installing repository configuration package

    Install the repository configuration package. This package contains yum configuration files.
    Zabbix 2.0 for RHEL5:

        # rpm -ivh http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/2.0/rhel/5/x86_64/zabbix-release-2.0-1.el5.noarch.rpm

    Zabbix 2.0 for RHEL6:

        # rpm -ivh http://repo.zabbix.com/zabbix/2.0/rhel/6/x86_64/zabbix-release-2.0-1.el6.noarch.rpm

Installing Zabbix packages

    Install Zabbix packages. Example for Zabbix server and web frontend with mysql database.

        # yum install zabbix-server-mysql zabbix-web-mysql

Creating initial database

    Create zabbix database and user on MySQL.
          
        # mysql -uroot
        mysql> create database zabbix character set utf8;
        mysql> grant all privileges on zabbix.* to zabbix@localhost identified by 'zabbix';
        mysql> exit

   
      Import initial schema and data.

        # cd /usr/share/doc/zabbix-server-mysql-2.0.4/create
        # mysql -uroot zabbix < schema.sql
        # mysql -uroot zabbix < images.sql
        # mysql -uroot zabbix < data.sql

Starting Zabbix server process

    Edit database configuration in zabbix_server.conf

        # vi /etc/zabbix/zabbix_server.conf
        DBHost=localhost
        DBName=zabbix
        DBUser=zabbix
        DBPassword=zabbix


    Start Zabbix server process.

        # service zabbix-server start

Editing PHP configuration for Zabbix frontend

        Apache configuration file for Zabbix frontend is located in /etc/httpd/conf.d/zabbix.conf. Some PHP settings are already configured.

        php_value max_execution_time 300
        php_value memory_limit 128M
        php_value post_max_size 16M
        php_value upload_max_filesize 2M
        php_value max_input_time 300
        # php_value date.timezone Europe/Riga

    It's necessary to uncomment the “date.timezone” setting and set the 
right timezone for you. After changing the configuration file restart 
the apache web server.

        # service httpd restart
        

    Start MySql service

        # service mysql start

Browse the URL and Configure the zabbix  http://hostname/zabbix

    username : admin

    password : zabbix

    note : use localhost in the place of hostname

    database : zabbix

    username : zabbix

    password : zabbix

Have fun.....