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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2006-2008 Benjamin Schweizer. All rights reserved.
+#
+#
+# Abstract
+# ~~~~~~~~
+# munin plugin that logs active apache sessions
+#
+# Authors
+# ~~~~~~~
+# Benjamin Schweizer <code at benjamin-schweizer dot de>
+#
+# Changes
+# ~~~~~~~
+# 2008-10-15, schweizer: added active sessions
+# 2008-10-10, schweizer: forked from munin_squid_efficiency
+# 2006-10-11, schweizer: initial release.
+#
+# Todo
+# ~~~~
+# - we'll see
+#
+#%# family=auto
+#%# capabilities=autoconf
+
+
+SESSION_DIR="/var/lib/php5/"
+
+if [ "$1" = "autoconf" ]; then
+    test -d "$SESSION_DIR" > /dev/null 2>&1
+	if [ $? ]; then
+		echo yes 
+		exit 0
+	else
+		echo "no (session directory not found)"
+		exit 1
+	fi
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" = "config" ]; then
+	echo 'graph_title Apache/PHP Sessions'
+	echo 'graph_info This graph shows active Apache/PHP sessions.'
+	echo 'graph_category apache'
+	echo "graph_args --lower-limit 0"
+	echo 'graph_vlabel n'
+
+	echo 'sessions.label total sessions'
+	echo 'asessions.label active sessions'
+
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+ACTIVE_SESSIONS_NUM=`find /var/lib/php5/sess_* -amin -5 | wc -l`
+TOTAL_SESSIONS_NUM=`find /var/lib/php5/sess_* | wc -l`
+
+echo "sessions.value ${TOTAL_SESSIONS_NUM}"
+echo "asessions.value ${ACTIVE_SESSIONS_NUM}"
+
+# eof.