System reports

System status report

As a Site Administrator you can view the System status report by going to Quick-access menu > System information > System status report. The report displays the following information:

• Antivirus: Checks that antivirus software is installed an in use
• Environment: Checks that the system meets all of the minimum system requirements
• Upgrade: Checks if a newer version is available and an upgrade is required

This report allows you to quickly check if there are any system actions required. You can also use the CLI script on this report.

Site performance overview report

As a Site Administrator you can view the Site performance overview report by going to Quick-access menu > System information > Site performance overview report. 

This report displays the status for the following checks:

• Automated backup: Indicates whether automated backups are running and affecting performance.
• Cache JavaScript: Indicates whether JavaScript is currently being cached. If it is not being cached, the report indicates that site performance will be affected.
• Debug messages: If debugging is set to DEVELOPER then the report warns that pages may be slower to load.
• Stats processing: If statistics are being collected then the report will warn that performance will be reduced.
• Theme designer mode: If this mode is enabled then the report will warn that performance will be reduced as images and style sheets are not cached.

In the Actions column you can find links to the relevant functionality to change the settings if required (e.g. to configure automated backups).

You can also use the CLI script on this report.

CLI script

You can use a script to report on the System status, Performance overview and Security overview reports. This allows you to set up monitoring and alerts regarding system status, performance and security. When run without arguments the script will report on system status. The script to enter in the command line is: php server/admin/cli/checks.php

If all checks are passed then the script will display OK: All ‘status’ checks OK (and exit with a status code of 0). If warnings, errors, or critical issues are found, it will display all checks for which the outcome was not 'OK' and exit with a status code as follows:

• Warning = 1
• Error = 2
• Critical = 2

If supplied with '-v' as an argument then the script will display all checks and outcomes, even if they are OK.

Use the '--help' argument to discover how to run different types of checks, and filter the results.