[SR-Users] get server parameters from DB when kamailio starts

[Uri Shacked]

OK,
i read the following "Problems with event_route[htable:mod-init]" form
aprik 2011.
got it :-)...

On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 8:48 PM, Uri Shacked <ushacked at gmail.com> wrote:

>  thanks.
> i find the htable module a little confusing, or a little harder to
> understand. (although i said so on the mtree and today i find myself using
> it a lot).
> but, i notice at the end of the doc at section 7 to the
> "event_route[htable:mod-init]".
> i wonder, if i just load the htable module, and on this route, perform an
> SQL query and save the values in $shv(), will it do the trick?
> cheers,
> uri
>  On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 5:34 PM, Daniel-Constantin Mierla <
> miconda at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>> On 2/10/12 2:32 PM, Uri Shacked wrote:
>>
>>  thanks,
>> it is good see there is a wayto start with -A... and it might make it
>> easier a little (cause i use the define as the group the server belongs to).
>> but, it doesn't help me fully in my case.
>> i would like to have a generic start, and generic cfg file (it is much
>> easier when you need to maintain).
>> the best thing i would like to do is something like that:
>>
>> let say i have "route on start" or "get data from DB on start"... then, i
>> set something like:
>>
>> get "myself"
>> from list of kamailio servers"
>> and set my group to "the value set on me"
>> it seems to me something very usefull, when you use 2 and more kamailio
>> at different sites, and still want a generic code and functions.
>>
>> if i was a programer... i might try to write some module :-)
>>
>> you can load values from a database table via htable module and then use
>> them to build the logic -- htable values are accessible via $sht(...).
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Daniel
>>
>>
>> thanks anyway,
>> Uri
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 2:51 PM, Daniel-Constantin Mierla <
>> miconda at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> you can use defines to control the order (the values of NP servers),
>>> here is an example of defining NP servers (to str value, for sake of
>>> explanation):
>>>
>>> #!ifdef SRV1
>>> #!define NPSRV1 "abc"
>>> #!define NPSRV2 "xyz"
>>> #!else
>>> #!define NPSRV2 "abc"
>>> #!define NPSRV1 "xyz"
>>> #!endif
>>>
>>> and start kamailio with parameter '-A SRV1' for the first instance.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Daniel
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2/10/12 6:28 AM, Uri Shacked wrote:
>>>
>>>  Hi again...
>>> (i do find myself ask many questions these days.... :-))
>>>
>>> well, now here is one more:
>>>
>>> i have 2 kamailio servers that i use in 2 locations. both use the same
>>> tables and DBURL.
>>> each of my server turns to a number portability (NP) server at its same
>>> location.
>>> for example, if server 1 has the call, it will turn to NP server 1 with
>>> the
>>> query, and if the query fails, it will then turn to NP server 2.
>>> the kamailio server 2 does the same. but, turns to NP server 2 first and
>>> if
>>> it fails, to NP server 1.
>>>
>>> once this is understood....
>>>
>>> here is my issue - i want to have 1 generic cfg file for my 2 servers.
>>> today, i use the same cfg file, but in server 1 i set it in the cfg to
>>> its
>>> group, and on server 2 the same but a different group....
>>>
>>> i tried to understand how do i get each server to "pull" its group from
>>> the
>>> DB. something like "what is my group when my IP is X.Y.Z.Q ?
>>> i raed the cfg_db module but didn't understand how to set it on my cfg
>>> file
>>> and on the DB.
>>>
>>> what is the best way to do what i want?
>>> hope i was clear....
>>>
>>> BR,
>>> thanks to all the guys that help me so far, i appriciate it a lot!
>>> Uri
>>>
>>>
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