Installing APM Insight PHP Agent and Data Exporter in AWS Elastic Beanstalk

To monitor PHP applications deployed in AWS Elastic Beanstalk using Applications Manager, it is necessary to install both the APM Insight PHP Agent and the Applications Manager Data Exporter during the deployment process. This can be automated by adding a custom configuration script inside the .ebextensions directory of your application bundle.

1. Add Configuration Script
   Create a configuration file named apm-php-agent.config under the .ebextensions folder of your application source bundle with the following content:
   files:
  "/opt/elasticbeanstalk/hooks/appdeploy/post/apm-php-agent.sh":
    mode: "000755"
    owner: root
    group: root
    content: |
      #!/bin/sh
      export $(cat /opt/elasticbeanstalk/deployment/env | xargs)
      wget -O InstallDataExporter.zip https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/54974026/InstallDataExporter.zip && unzip InstallDataExporter.zip
      sh InstallDataExporter.sh
      wget -O InstallAgentPHP.zip https://www.manageengine.com/products/applications_manager/54974026/InstallAgentPHP.zip && unzip InstallAgentPHP.zip
      sh InstallAgentPHP.sh

commands:
  apm_php_agent:
    command: "sh /opt/elasticbeanstalk/hooks/appdeploy/post/apm-php-agent.sh"
2. Set Environment Variables

   

   Edit your Elastic Beanstalk application configuration to include the following environment properties:
   • APPMANAGER_LICENSE_KEY – Your APM Insight license key from Applications Manager
   • ZPA_APPLICATION_NAME – A unique name to identify your PHP application in APM Insight
   • APM_HOST – Hostname or IP address of your Applications Manager instance