How to Run Remote Scripts and Track Website Traffic with Zabbix

1. Executing Remote Scripts via Zabbix

Scenario: Use the Zabbix web interface to run shutdown commands or start/stop services on hosts that have the Zabbix agent installed, without logging in manually.

Configuration Steps

Create a script in the Zabbix web UI: Management → Scripts → Create Script.

Set the script name, type (script for Windows/Linux), execution location (Zabbix agent, proxy, or server), command, and host permissions.

Enable remote commands on the Zabbix agent by editing the agent configuration file, changing EnableRemoteCommands=0 to EnableRemoteCommands=1, and restarting the agent.

After creation, the script appears under the host’s context menu in the Zabbix monitoring view; selecting it runs the command on the target host.

2. Monitoring Website PV/UV with Zabbix

Goal: Collect total page views (PV) and unique visitors (UV) and their 5‑minute increments.

Definitions

UV – unique visitors, each distinct IP counted once per day.

PV – page view count, each request recorded.

Script Example (pvuv_number.sh)

/bin/bash
# desc: used nginx pv and uv
uv_number(){
  cat /usr/local/nginx/logs/access.log | awk '{print $1}' | sort | uniq | wc -l
}

pv_number(){
  cat /usr/local/nginx/logs/access.log | awk '{print $7}' | wc -l
}

case $1 in
  uv|UV) uv_number ;;
  pv|PV) pv_number ;;
esac
exit 0

Make the script executable and owned by the zabbix user, then configure a Zabbix agent item (e.g., nginx.conf) to call the script.

Template Creation

Add an item for total PV.

Add an item for PV increment over 5 minutes.

Add analogous items for UV.

Result

The Zabbix dashboard now displays the current PV, UV, and their recent increments for the monitored website.