This plugin tests the HTTP service on the specified host. It can test normal (HTTP) and secure (HTTPS) servers, follow redirects, search for strings and regular expressions, check connection times, and report on certificate expiration times.
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OMD[mysite]:~/lib/nagios/plugins$ ./check_http '-u' 'https://www.google.com/' '--ssl' '--onredirect=follow' '-j' 'CONNECT' '--sni' '-p' 'proxy_port' 'myproxyip' 'www.google.com' |
For a detailed log, you can use --verbose at the end of the command:
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OMD[mysite]:~/lib/nagios/plugins$ ./check_http '-u' 'https://www.google.com/' '--ssl' '--onredirect=follow' '-j' 'CONNECT' '--sni' '-p' 'proxy_port' 'myproxyip' 'www.google.com' --verbose |
For more information, you can use --help command flag.
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OMD[mysite]:~/lib/nagios/plugins$ ./check_http --help |
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In the following example, we are using regular expressions on status.cloud.google.com to gather Access Content Manager information.
The service check returns OK
Running the command by hand can help debug issues as well.
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