This is a set of templates for monitoring MySQL servers and other resources with Cacti. It is also a compact, maintainable set of template definitions and a set of tools for generating templates from these definitions. The project is hosted at http://code.google.com/p/mysql-cacti-templates/.
Commercial support and enhancements are available through Percona, where the developer works. Their website is http://www.percona.com
Thanks are due to The Rimm-Kaufman Group, who sponsored part of the template development. The Rimm-Kaufman Group is a search engine advertising agency that helps its clients place ads on Google, Yahoo, and other major search engines. Their website is http://www.rimmkaufman.com
Installation instructions are online at http://code.google.com/p/mysql-cacti-templates/wiki/InstallingTemplates.
If the templates do not match your polling interval, desired graph size, or any number of other qualities, you can easily generate your own. Instructions are in the documentation linked above.
If you find any bugs or problems not listed in the FAQ, please enter an issue report at http://code.google.com/p/mysql-cacti-templates/. Please make sure you read the official Cacti documentation and forums first. Many of the issues and questions that come up are unrelated to these templates, and the answers are readily available in the Cacti manual or forums.
Documentation is at the wiki hosted on http://code.google.com/p/mysql-cacti-templates/, and there is a mailing list at http://groups.google.com/group/better-cacti-templates.
This is an open-source project, and everyone is welcome to participate. Just join the mailing list and introduce yourself. Commit access to SVN, editing permission on the wiki, and anything else you need will be happily and speedily granted if you ask.