Category: Plesk – ServerOK

Plesk move vhosts folder

July 19, 2019

by ServerOk with No Comment Plesk

Plesk use /var/www/vhosts folder to store sites. On some servers this folder will be on smaller partition. Say you have all disk space on partition /home, in such cause, you can use following command to move web site files to /home folder with following command.

plesk bin transvhosts.pl --dest-dir /home/ --correct-scripts

1	plesk bin transvhosts.pl --dest-dir /home/ --correct-scripts

/home/ = you can replace this any any folder you wish. Plesk will move the site files, update the configuration as required.

NOTE: In this example, i used /var/www/vhosts instead of /home/ as the server was using non default folder for vhosts, i am moving all sites back to default location (/var/www/vhosts).

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Install PHP 5.6 on Debian 9 Plesk Server

April 1, 2019

by ServerOk with One Comment Plesk

To install PHP 5.6 on Debian 9 Plesk Server, add sury.org repository

apt install apt-transport-https lsb-release ca-certificates -y
wget -O /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/php.gpg https://packages.sury.org/php/apt.gpg
echo "deb https://packages.sury.org/php/ $(lsb_release -sc) main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/php.list

apt install apt-transport-https lsb-release ca-certificates -y

wget -O /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/php.gpg https://packages.sury.org/php/apt.gpg

echo "deb https://packages.sury.org/php/ $(lsb_release -sc) main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/php.list

Install PHP 5.6 with apt

apt-get update
apt-get install php5.6 php5.6-fpm php5.6-cgi php5.6-mysql php5.6-xsl php5.6-xml php5.6-tidy php5.6-recode php5.6-mcrypt php5.6-mbstring php5.6-intl php5.6-gd php5.6-curl php5.6-json php5.6-imagick php5.6-bcmath php5.6-readline php5.6-sqlite3

1 2	apt-get update apt-get install php5.6 php5.6-fpm php5.6-cgi php5.6-mysql php5.6-xsl php5.6-xml php5.6-tidy php5.6-recode php5.6-mcrypt php5.6-mbstring php5.6-intl php5.6-gd php5.6-curl php5.6-json php5.6-imagick php5.6-bcmath php5.6-readline php5.6-sqlite3

Optional: Enable PHP 5.6 as default CLI

update-alternatives --config php

1	update-alternatives --config php

This will show all available PHP version, select the default version for command line.

Enable PHP 5.6 in Plesk

plesk bin php_handler --add -displayname "5.6 by sury.org" -path /usr/bin/php-cgi5.6 -clipath /usr/bin/php5.6 -phpini /etc/php/5.6/cgi/etc/php.ini -type cgi -id "php56-cgi"
plesk bin php_handler --add -displayname "5.6 by sury.org" -path /usr/bin/php-cgi5.6 -clipath /usr/bin/php5.6 -phpini /etc/php/5.6/cgi/etc/php.ini -type fastcgi -id "php56-fastcgi"
plesk bin php_handler --add -displayname "5.6 by sury.org" -path /usr/sbin/php-fpm5.6 -clipath /usr/bin/php5.6 -phpini /etc/php/5.6/fpm/etc/php.ini -type fpm -service php5.6-fpm -poold /etc/php/5.6/fpm/pool.d -id "php56-fpm"

plesk bin php_handler --add -displayname "5.6 by sury.org" -path /usr/bin/php-cgi5.6 -clipath /usr/bin/php5.6 -phpini /etc/php/5.6/cgi/etc/php.ini -type cgi -id "php56-cgi"

plesk bin php_handler --add -displayname "5.6 by sury.org" -path /usr/bin/php-cgi5.6 -clipath /usr/bin/php5.6 -phpini /etc/php/5.6/cgi/etc/php.ini -type fastcgi -id "php56-fastcgi"

plesk bin php_handler --add -displayname "5.6 by sury.org" -path /usr/sbin/php-fpm5.6 -clipath /usr/bin/php5.6 -phpini /etc/php/5.6/fpm/etc/php.ini -type fpm -service php5.6-fpm -poold /etc/php/5.6/fpm/pool.d -id "php56-fpm"

Install MagicSpam on Plesk

January 15, 2019

by ServerOk with No Comment Plesk

MagicSpam is an anti spam filter for Plesk and DirectAdmin servers. You can purchase MagicSpam from

https://www.magicspam.com

To install MagicSpam, upload the zip file you get to /root/ folder of your server and run

plesk bin extension --install /path/to/file.zip

1	plesk bin extension --install /path/to/file.zip

Example

plesk bin extension --install /root/magicspam-plesk-2.0.18-1-Linux.zip

1	plesk bin extension --install /root/magicspam-plesk-2.0.18-1-Linux.zip

Install Redis on Plesk Debian Server

December 10, 2018

by ServerOk with No Comment Plesk

To install Redis on Plesk Debian/Ubuntu server, run

apt install -y redis-server redis-tools

1	apt install -y redis-server redis-tools

Now install PHP Modules

apt install -y plesk-php53-redis plesk-php56-redis plesk-php70-redis plesk-php71-redis plesk-php72-redis

1	apt install -y plesk-php53-redis plesk-php56-redis plesk-php70-redis plesk-php71-redis plesk-php72-redis

After installing, you will see redis listed in phpinfo() page.

Find Plesk Version

December 8, 2018

by ServerOk with No Comment Plesk

To find Plesk version, login to server as user root SSH and run

plesk version

1	plesk version

Example

root@root861:~# plesk version
Product version: Plesk Onyx 17.9.8
     Build date: 2018/11/16 16:00
     OS version: Debian 9.6
       Revision: 6af2ef23569cac03e01272676158a016ed0eea1a
   Architecture: 64-bit
Wrapper version: 1.2
root@root861:~#

root@root861:~# plesk version

Product version: Plesk Onyx 17.9.8

Build date: 2018/11/16 16:00

OS version: Debian 9.6

Revision: 6af2ef23569cac03e01272676158a016ed0eea1a

Architecture: 64-bit

Wrapper version: 1.2

root@root861:~#

List all installed extensions in Plesk

October 16, 2018

by ServerOk with No Comment Plesk

To list all installed extensions in Plesk server, run

plesk bin extension --list

1	plesk bin extension --list

Plesk Install PHP

October 6, 2018

by ServerOk with No Comment Plesk

To install differnt version of PHP in plesk server, run

plesk installer --select-release-current --show-components

1	plesk installer --select-release-current --show-components

This will list available PHP versions to install.

To install PHP 5.3, run

plesk installer --select-release-current --install-component php5.3

1	plesk installer --select-release-current --install-component php5.3

To install PHP 5.6, run

plesk installer --select-release-current --install-component php5.6

1	plesk installer --select-release-current --install-component php5.6

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Repair Plesk Server

September 19, 2018

by ServerOk with No Comment Plesk

To repair plesk server, run

plesk repair installation

1	plesk repair installation

To fix file system permisions for a web site

plesk repair fs example.com

1	plesk repair fs example.com

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Plesk MySQL upgrade 5.1 to 5.5

May 30, 2018

by ServerOk with No Comment Plesk

When trying to restore a database backup taken on MariaDB 5.5.56 on a Plesk server running MySQL 5.1, i get error

[[email protected] ~]# mysql admin_dollsweb < admin_dollsweb.sql ERROR 1273 (HY000) at line 25: Unknown collation: 'utf8mb4_unicode_ci' [[email protected] ~]#

This is because MySQL 5.1 do not support utf8mb4_unicode_ci.

Solution 1

You can find and replace utf8mb4_unicode_ci with utf8_general_ci

sed -i 's/utf8mb4_unicode_ci/utf8_general_ci/g' DB_BACKUP.sql

1	sed -i 's/utf8mb4_unicode_ci/utf8_general_ci/g' DB_BACKUP.sql

One problem with this is you may lose some characters if the DB use the new charsets supported by utf8mb4_unicode_ci. utf8mb4_unicode_ci For most sites these won’t be a problem. utf8mb4_unicode_ci support latest emoji chars.

Solution 2

Upgrade MySQL to version 5.5 or newer.

On Plesk server, do the following steps

wget -q -O - http://www.atomicorp.com/installers/atomic | sh

1	wget -q -O - http://www.atomicorp.com/installers/atomic \| sh

When asked, type “yes” to enable the repo.

Upgrade MySQL with

yum upgrade mysql

1	yum upgrade mysql

Restart MySQL

service mysqld restart

1	service mysqld restart

Upgrade MySQL database with

mysql_upgrade -uadmin -p`cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow`

1	mysql_upgrade -uadmin -p`cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow`

Plesk Nginx fail to start on boot

January 22, 2018

by ServerOk with No Comment Plesk

On a Debian Server with Plesk Control Panel, Nginx did not start on boot.

On checking status, i get

root@server:~# systemctl status nginx
* nginx.service - Startup script for nginx service
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service; enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2018-01-22 18:30:19 CET; 2min 21s ago
  Process: 700 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/nginx -t (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
  Process: 646 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/test $NGINX_ENABLED = yes (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

Jan 22 18:30:19 server.hostonnet.com nginx[700]: nginx: the configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf syntax is ok
Jan 22 18:30:19 server.hostonnet.com nginx[700]: nginx: [emerg] bind() to 82.211.1.93:80 failed (99: Cannot assign requested address)
Jan 22 18:30:19 server.hostonnet.com nginx[700]: nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test failed
Jan 22 18:30:19 server.hostonnet.com systemd[1]: nginx.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1
Jan 22 18:30:19 server.hostonnet.com systemd[1]: Failed to start Startup script for nginx service.
Jan 22 18:30:19 server.hostonnet.com systemd[1]: Unit nginx.service entered failed state.
root@server:~#

root@server:~# systemctl status nginx

* nginx.service - Startup script for nginx service

Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/nginx.service; enabled)

Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Mon 2018-01-22 18:30:19 CET; 2min 21s ago

Process: 700 ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/nginx -t (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)

Process: 646 ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/test $NGINX_ENABLED = yes (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)

Jan 22 18:30:19 server.hostonnet.com nginx[700]: nginx: the configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf syntax is ok

Jan 22 18:30:19 server.hostonnet.com nginx[700]: nginx: [emerg] bind() to 82.211.1.93:80 failed (99: Cannot assign requested address)

Jan 22 18:30:19 server.hostonnet.com nginx[700]: nginx: configuration file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf test failed

Jan 22 18:30:19 server.hostonnet.com systemd[1]: nginx.service: control process exited, code=exited status=1

Jan 22 18:30:19 server.hostonnet.com systemd[1]: Failed to start Startup script for nginx service.

Jan 22 18:30:19 server.hostonnet.com systemd[1]: Unit nginx.service entered failed state.

root@server:~#

/var/log/nginx/error_log had following error

2018/01/22 18:30:19 [emerg] 700#0: bind() to 82.211.1.93:80 failed (99: Cannot assign requested address)

Solution

Edit nginx.service file

vi /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/nginx.service

1	vi /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/nginx.service

Find line

ExecStartPre

1	ExecStartPre

Add above (on a new line)

ExecStartPre=/bin/sleep 60

1	ExecStartPre=/bin/sleep 60

Find

After=network.target remote-fs.target nss-lookup.target

1	After=network.target remote-fs.target nss-lookup.target

Replace with

After=network-online.target remote-fs.target nss-lookup.target

1	After=network-online.target remote-fs.target nss-lookup.target

Reload service file

systemctl daemon-reload

1	systemctl daemon-reload

Here is my modified nginx.service file

root@root1229:~# cat /lib/systemd/system/nginx.service
[Unit]
Description=Startup script for nginx service
After=network-online.target remote-fs.target nss-lookup.target

[Service]
Type=forking
PIDFile=/run/nginx.pid
EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/nginx

.include /etc/default/nginx.systemd
# tuning of limits settings:
# 1. fill required limits as described in systemd.exec(5)
# 	nginx.systemd content example for number of open files:
# 	[Service]
# 	LimitNOFILE=8192
# 2. restart service

ExecStartPre=/bin/sleep 60
ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/test $NGINX_ENABLED = "yes"
ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/nginx -t
ExecStart=/usr/sbin/nginx

ExecReload=/usr/bin/test $NGINX_ENABLED = "yes"
ExecReload=/usr/sbin/nginx -t
ExecReload=/bin/kill -s HUP $MAINPID

ExecStop=/bin/kill -s QUIT $MAINPID

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
root@root1229:~#

root@root1229:~# cat /lib/systemd/system/nginx.service

[Unit]

Description=Startup script for nginx service

After=network-online.target remote-fs.target nss-lookup.target

[Service]

Type=forking

PIDFile=/run/nginx.pid

EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/nginx

.include /etc/default/nginx.systemd

# tuning of limits settings:

# 1. fill required limits as described in systemd.exec(5)

# nginx.systemd content example for number of open files:

# [Service]

# LimitNOFILE=8192

# 2. restart service

ExecStartPre=/bin/sleep 60

ExecStartPre=/usr/bin/test $NGINX_ENABLED = "yes"

ExecStartPre=/usr/sbin/nginx -t

ExecStart=/usr/sbin/nginx

ExecReload=/usr/bin/test $NGINX_ENABLED = "yes"

ExecReload=/usr/sbin/nginx -t

ExecReload=/bin/kill -s HUP $MAINPID

ExecStop=/bin/kill -s QUIT $MAINPID

[Install]

WantedBy=multi-user.target

root@root1229:~#

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