INTRODUCTION
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This is a set of templates for monitoring MySQL servers and other resources with
Cacti.  It is also a compact, maintainable set of template definitions and a set
of tools for generating templates from these definitions.  The project is hosted
at http://code.google.com/p/mysql-cacti-templates/.

Commercial support and enhancements are available through Percona, where the
developer works.  Their website is http://www.percona.com

Thanks are due to The Rimm-Kaufman Group, who sponsored part of the template
development.  The Rimm-Kaufman Group is a search engine advertising agency that
helps its clients place ads on Google, Yahoo, and other major search engines.
Their website is http://www.rimmkaufman.com

INSTALLATION
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Installation instructions are online at
http://code.google.com/p/mysql-cacti-templates/wiki/InstallingTemplates.

If the templates do not match your polling interval, desired graph size, or any
number of other qualities, you can easily generate your own.  Instructions are
in the documentation linked above.

BUGS OR PROBLEMS
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If you find any bugs or problems not listed in the FAQ, please enter an issue
report at http://code.google.com/p/mysql-cacti-templates/.  Please make sure you
read the official Cacti documentation and forums first.  Many of the issues and
questions that come up are unrelated to these templates, and the answers are
readily available in the Cacti manual or forums.

Documentation is at the wiki hosted on
http://code.google.com/p/mysql-cacti-templates/, and there is a mailing list at
http://groups.google.com/group/better-cacti-templates.

CONTRIBUTING
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This is an open-source project, and everyone is welcome to participate.  Just
join the mailing list and introduce yourself.  Commit access to SVN, editing
permission on the wiki, and anything else you need will be happily and speedily
granted if you ask.