MySQL Server Monitor 0.1 beta 2 and MSM_connector 0.1b1

I just released MySQL Server Monitor 0.1 beta 2 to the public. I contains 2 new features, 1 for security and 1 for a new way to monitor servers.

The security feature is caching. Without caching it is possible to DDOS the monitored MySQL servers by simply overloading MSM with traffic. Caching is enabled by default with a timeout of 5 seconds, but you can disable it in non-www/config.xml if you like.

The second feature is MSM_connector. MSM_connector is a small tool (~40KB) to monitor servers with a firewall in front of it or skip_networking enabled. You can install MSM_connector on a webserver that is able to connect to the MySQL server and it then provides MSM with all the information via XML. It's a great way to monitor servers without exposing them to the internet. MSM 0.1b2's default config.xml connect's to my connector to show you an example.

I hope you enjoy it. :)