Upgrading Cacti under Windows

Download latest cacti-xxx.zip

  1. Stop poller. Cacti > Configuration > Settings > Poller > uncheck Data Collection Enabled and Save.

  2. Run Command Prompt as administrator and backup database.

  3. Backup the old Cacti directory.

  4. Windows Update

  5. MySQL Installer - update Catalog, then upgrade MySQL Server

  6. Overwrite new Cacti version to production folder. Extract contents of cacti-xxx folder in cacti-xxx.zip to C:\inetpub\wwwroot\cacti\ and replace files.

  7. Edit include/config.php and specify the MySQL user, password and database for your Cacti configuration.

  8. Point your web browser to:

    http://localhost/cacti/

    Follow the on-screen instructions so your database can be updated to the new version.

    Open "MySQL 5.7 Command Line Client" and set variables as needed in following format:

  9. Start poller. Cacti > Configuration > Settings > Poller > check Data Collection Enabled and Save.


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