In This Tutorial, We will start to install and configure Apache Webserver, PHP and Mysql from Source / tar.gz in O/S OpenSUSE 11.1 x86_64 bit O/s
If you are searching how to install apache php and mysql for linux o/s 32bit, please click HERE

So I assume you already have OpenSUSE11 installed, up and running.
This tutorial also can be implemented in other O/S such as : Centos and Fedora or other 64bit Linux O/S.

Login into your server with root access.

What is Cacti ?

Cacti is a complete frontend to RRDTool, it stores all of the necessary information to create graphs and populate them with data in a MySQL database. The frontend is completely PHP driven. Along with being able to maintain Graphs, Data Sources, and Round Robin Archives in a database, cacti handles the data gathering. There is also SNMP support for those used to creating traffic graphs with MRTG.

Preparing Anything

I assume you already have apache + php + mysql running in OpenSUSE11.

What is Apache / HTTPD ?
Apache is a freely available Web server that is distributed under an open source license. It is the most widely-installed Web server.

What is PHP ?
PHP is a scripting language originally designed for producing dynamic web pages. It has evolved to include a command line interface capability and can be used in standalone graphical applications.

What is MySQL ?