[Nagiosplug-help] check_http syntax

[Subhendu Ghosh]

On Mon, 17 Nov 2003, Jim Matthews wrote:

> Hi
> 
> This command works from the command line:
> 
> # ./check_http -H testbox.duke.edu -u 
> "/search?q=skjellyfetti&client=collections_organizations&output=xml_no_dtd&proxystylesheet=testing.xsl"
> 
> So I set up a command under checkcommands.cfg:
> 
> # 'check_http' with a specific URL
> define command{
>         command_name    check_http_url
>         command_line    $USER1$/check_http -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -u $ARG1$
>         }
> 
> However, when I try and use this command in the services.cfg, it's never 
> successfull (I always get a HTTP 500 error).  I've tried the following 
> syntax:
> 
> check_command 
> check_http_url!testbox.duke.edu!/search?q=skjellyfetti&client=collections_organizations&output=xml_no_dtd&proxystylesheet=testing.xsl
> check_command 
> check_http_url!testbox.duke.edu!"/search?q=skjellyfetti&client=collections_organizations&output=xml_no_dtd&proxystylesheet=testing.xsl"
> check_command 
> check_http_url!testbox.duke.edu!'/search?q=skjellyfetti&client=collections_organizations&output=xml_no_dtd&proxystylesheet=testing.xsl'
> 
> Is there another way I should be quoting my -u string? 

try url encoding the string...
http://www.ascii.cl/htmlcodes.htm (FAQ ID 0157)

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-sg