Resources, Articles, Tricks, and Solutions about Plesk
Configuring Postfix to Use Gmail as SMTP server on Ubuntu 18.04
This article will guide you on the step by step process you need to follow to Set up #postfix to use #gmail as #smtp server on #Ubuntu 18.04
Extend LVM disk in VMware
This article will guide you on the process to Increase A VMware #Disk Size (VMDK) Formatted As #Linux #LVM without rebooting in #VMWARE.
Migrating Zabbix from one Linux server to another
This article will help you to migrate Zabbix from one Linux server to another (Centos to Debian).
Windows 10 error 0x800703EE when copying files to external storage
This tutorial will help you to resolve Windows 10 error 0x800703EE when copying files to external storage which occurs due to corrupted or outdated USB drivers or it could be caused be a disabled Windows Backup and Volume Shadow copy service.
Windows error Installation ended prematurely because of an error
This article will guide you on the steps to fix Windows error "Fatal error, Installation ended prematurely because of an error" which occurs when performing any software reinstallation or installation.
Boot Device Not Found Error in Windows 10
This article will guide you on the different methods to fix Windows “Boot Device Not Found” error which occurs when the UEFI or the BIOS was not able to locate the drive where it can boot.
Windows 10 Hello Errors 0x801c004d or 0x80070490
This article will guide you on the steps to resolve Windows 10 Hello Errors 0x801c004d or 0x80070490.
Windows Error 0x8004230F
This article will guide you on the steps to fix Windows Error 0x8004230F when creating System Restore point in Windows 10.
Plesk error FPM initialization failed - Fix it Now ?
This article covers methods to fix Plesk error, FPM initialization failed.
Basically, the error "FPM initialization failed" triggers in Plesk mainly in different formats. The is as a result of Incorrect PHP configuration file was generated during subdomain creation via XML API.
To fix this Plesk error:
i. Log in to Plesk server via SSH.
ii. Remove the excessive configuration file:
rm -f /etc/php-fpm.d/subdomain.example.com.conf
The plesk-php7x-fpm service crashes during the reload after domain name change - Fix it Now ?
This article covers how to resolve Plesk error, The plesk-php7x-fpm service crashes during the reload after domain name change.
To fix this error, you need to update Plesk via a command-line interface:
1. Connect to a Plesk server via SSH (Linux) / RDP (Windows Server).
2. Run Plesk Installer Update (on Windows Server, start a command prompt as an Administrator):
plesk installer update
Plesk error Unable to import the dump - Fix it Now ?
This article covers methods to fix database error in Plesk.
To fix this Plesk database issue:
1. Start by Checking the version of your SQL server with:
# plesk db -Ne "select version()"
2. Make sure that collation mentioned in the error message is not available in MySQL server:
# plesk db -e "show collation" | grep uft8_general_ci
3. So you have to upgrade MariaDB to version 10.1 or 10.2 on the destination server.
How to upgrade Plesk MySQL 5.5 to 5.6/5.7 or MariaDB 5.5 to 10.X on Linux?
By default, Ubuntu 20.04 is shipped with MariaDB 10.3.
1. For security reasons, create a database dump of all databases with the following command:
MYSQL_PWD=`cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow` mysqldump -u admin --verbose --all-databases --routines --triggers > /tmp/all-databases.sql
2. Stop MariaDB:
$ service mariadb stop
3. Install repositories from Setting up MariaDB Repositories page:
# apt-get install software-properties-common
# apt-key adv --fetch-keys 'https://mariadb.org/mariadb_release_signing_key.asc'
# add-apt-repository 'deb [arch=amd64,arm64,ppc64el] https://mirror.truenetwork.ru/mariadb/repo/10.4/ubuntu focal main'
4. Create a backup of all MySQL data:
$ cp -v -a /var/lib/mysql/ /var/lib/mysql_backup
5. Start an upgrade with the following command. Leave all fields empty when asked for a 'root' user password:
$ apt-get update
$ apt-get install mariadb-server
6. Start the MariaDB service:
# service mariadb start
7. Upgrade MySQL databases:
MYSQL_PWD=`cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow` mysql_upgrade -uadmin
8. Restart mysql service:
$ service mariadb restart
9. Execute the following commands to update package version inside Plesk:
# plesk bin service_node --update local
# plesk sbin packagemng -sdf
Internal error Account getPassword cannot decrypt password to be plain - Fix this Plesk error Now
This article covers how to resolve Plesk error, 'Internal error: [Account :: getPassword] cannot decrypt password to be plain'. It happens when A database user whose password is encrypted can now import and export the domain database after providing the database password.
However this issue is resolved in Plesk Obsidian.
To fix this Plesk error:
1. Updating Plesk via the Plesk interface
Make sure that port 8447 is opened in a firewall. If it is closed and cannot be opened for some reason, use the command-line instructions.
i. In Plesk, go to Tools & Settings and click Updates and Upgrades.
ii. On the Updates and Upgrades page, click Update Components.
iii. Click Continue to begin the update procedure.
2. Updating Plesk via a command-line interface
i. Connect to a Plesk server via SSH (Linux) / RDP (Windows Server).
ii. Run Plesk Installer Update (on Windows Server, start a command prompt as an Administrator):
plesk installer update
By default, Plesk installs updates automatically by means of the Plesk daily task (executed every night), if the option Automatically install Plesk updates is enabled at Tools & Settings > Update Settings.
During the update process:
1. Plesk may go offline for several minutes, if updates require a Plesk restart
2. Websites will stay online
Note: If a service component is going to be updated, its service will be restarted.
To find out what Plesk update is currently installed on the system, go to the Home page > System Overview.
Alternatively, execute the following command in a command-line interface:
plesk version
mchk plesk How to use it
This article will guide you on mchk utility in #Plesk and how to use it to fix errors. It helps to repair malfunctioning Plesk services.
By using Plesk Reconfigurator, you can check and #repair Plesk installation that is malfunctioning due to misconfiguration of one or more of its components.
The following problems can be identified and corrected by using the Repair Plesk Installation option:
1. problems with mail delivery caused by user-made changes in DNS server addresses.
2. misconfigurations of system user accounts or groups used by Plesk to access system objects.
3. malfunction of Plesk's services.
4. misconfigurations in user access permissions for files and folders on server disks and hosting folders.
5. miscalculations of disk space usage by individual domains and subdomains.
Plesk error Unable to update Web Statistics
This guide will help you to resolve #Plesk #error Unable to update #Web #Statistics. We can update web statistics urgently without even waiting for 24 hours by executing a command in the #command prompt.
The web-statistics calculation in Plesk does not work: The values at #Tools & #Settings > Traffic Usage by Domains (under Statistics) are not updated.
When manually recalculating the statistics for a domain, the operation fails with the following error message:
/usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/statistics --calculate-one --domain-name=example.com
WARNING during statistics_collector execution: : statistics_collector: Unable to parse pending domains traffic line: ?:: 2014-10-2 smtp 0
System error 11: Resource temporarily unavailable
Plesk DNN install Service Unavailable error
This article will guide you on how to install DNN for our customers. In order to fix the Service Unavailable Error we should check whether the Dedicated application pool option is enabled in Plesk before DNN install.
A 503 Service Unavailable Error is an HTTP response status code indicating that a server is temporarily unable to handle the request. This may be due to the server being overloaded or down for maintenance.
Plesk Domain forwarding Setting it up
This article will guide you on the process to configure #Domain #forwarding in #Plesk which allows forwarding one domain to another domain and helps website owners who want to move their websites without losing traffic. We also discussed Plesk domain forwarding related #errors.
solve Plesk Error Failed to retrieve directory listing
Plesk Failed to retrieve directory listing error is usually trigerred when ProFTPd passive mode is not configured on the server. We found a solution for you.
