NP_SystemInfo

This plugin provides an Admin area in which you can view all kinds of details about your NucleusCMS, PHP, MySQL, and Apache installations. This info can be used in determining your capabilities for troubleshooting and plugins.

General Plugin info
Author: Frank Truscott
Current Version: 1.13
Download: NP_SystemInfo.zip format: .zip, size: 41kB
Screenshot: screenshot
Forum Thread: Forum

Installing

  1. Unzip the file and upload the contents to your plugin directory
  2. Install the plugin…
  3. Review and save the plugin options.

How to use the plugin

From the Nucleus Management Area, the SystemInfo is available from the QuickMenu, if enabled, or from the Plugins page by clicking admin on the SystemInfo row.

There are pages, selected by clicking on tabs, for Nucleus CMS, PHP, MySQL, and Apache. Most of these have subpages controlled by clicking on subtabs that display subsets of data for the main page. There is too much information displayed to describe it all. Below are some examples of the information available for each of the main pages.

  • Nuclues CMS
    • Global Variables set in config.php
    • The values stored in the $CONF global variable (includes the values stores in nucleus_config table).
    • List of installed plugins, plugin event subscriptions, and skins
    • Installed version and patch level
  • PHP
    • All info from phpinfo() function
    • Loaded PHP Modules
    • Available php functions
    • PHP configuration settings
    • PHP Variables
  • MySQL
    • MySQL Server and client versions
    • MySQL stats and status
    • List of database tables and fields
    • Field definitions, type, key, etc…
    • Table creation query, index details, and stats for each table
    • Data lookup queries to view any data stored in database. (passwords and cookiekeys are not displayed)
  • Apache
    • Basically what phpinfo() displayes for apache
    • Apache version
    • Loaded Apache modules
    • Apache environment variables
    • HTTP Header data

Available SkinVars and/or TemplateVars

There are no SkinVars or TemplateVars.

Options

  • Show Admin Area in quick menu : Whether the SystemInfo admin area should be shown in the Quick Menu area. yes or no. (yes)
  • Who should have access to SystemInfo : Set the level of user who can access the SystemInfo Admin Area. Each level includes the levels above it. You should be very cafeful about setting the level to All Logged-In Users as you will be exposing a lot of site data to non-admin users. Site Admins|Blog Admins|Team Members|All Logged-In Users. (Site Admins)

Tips and Tricks

Wishlist

  • Export data in format suitable to posting in Nucleus Support Forum (Armon)
  • Function to search for specific data, e.g. a PHP module or configuration setting, without having to scroll through whole pages. (added in v1.1, 08-31-2006)

Bugs

  • None yet reported.

History

  • Version 1.13, released 19 October 2010
    • Add Reports tab with 4 canned reports of numbers of posts
  • Version 1.12, released May 10, 2007
    • fix search bug in MySQL Data Lookup tab
  • Version 1.1, released August 31, 2006
    • Added display of Plugin Event Subscriptions
    • Added find function for PHP Configuration Settings and PHP Modules
  • Version 1.0, released June 8, 2006
    • Initial Release

Plugin review

NP_SystemInfo version 1.12 works with Nucleus CMS version 3.31. - 2007-11-27 kg

systeminfo.txt · Last modified: 2010/10/19 21:49 (external edit)
 
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