Chapter 13. Monitoring Web Pages

In this chapter we will look at the built-in capability of Zabbix to monitor web pages. We will check different sections of a web page and monitor it for failures as well as monitoring download speed and response time. We'll also find out how Zabbix can extract a value from some page and then reuse that value. Besides the more advanced scenarios and step-based solution, we will also explore web monitoring-related items that are available for the Zabbix agent.

Monitoring a simple web page

The Internet is important in every aspect of modern life: socializing, business, entertainment, and everything else happens over the wire. With all the resources devoted to this network, many are tasked with maintaining websites—no ...

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