January17
You can find the location of the Qmail log file by viewing the syslog configuration file:
cat /etc/syslog.conf
generally the path to it on a Plesk based CentOS VPS will be:
/usr/local/psa/var/log/maillog
Please note a different control panel may have the logfile in a different location.
January17
Log into your VPS using Remote Desktop.
1. Click the start menu and select “Run”
2. Enter the following command:
“C:\SWsoft\Plesk\admin\bin\plesksrvclient.exe” –get
January16
In order to fix this issue you will be required to disable magic_quotes_runtime and magic_quotes_sybase in the Plesk control panel PHP configuration file “/usr/local/psa/admin/conf/php.ini“.
These options have to be Off by default:
magic_quotes_runtime = Off
magic_quotes_sybase = Off
You can now restart Plesk and check.
November23
Enable passive mode for FTP in Plesk Panel
Log in as “root” to the server.
Edit the ProFTPD configuration file.
1. Issue the command vi /etc/proftpd.conf
2. Add the following lines anywhere within the [Global] section:
PassivePorts 49152 65534
3. Save the file
Log in to Parallels Plesk Panel as “admin”, go to Modules > Firewall, and click Edit Firewall Configuration.
Click Add Custom Rule.
Specify the following:
1. Rule name
2. Direction: select Incoming.
3. Action: select Allow.
4. Ports: in the Add port input box, enter the value 49152-65534. Leave the TCP option selected, and click Add.
5. Click OK.
6. Click Activate, and then click Activate again.
November19
Plesk Retrieve keys – open or save ‘key_update.php’
The plesk license key can be retrieved via plesk control panel
Plesk >> Server >> License Management >> Retrieve keys
Sometimes, when you click on “Retrieve keys”, you will get a download prompt to open or save the ‘key_update.php’ file.
Check the log file /usr/local/psa/admin/logs/httpsd_error_log
In case you get the error “xmlrpc_client.c:675: assertion failed”,
Restart Plesk Control Panel to perform correct startup configuration.
# /usr/local/psa/admin/bin/httpsdctl stop
# /usr/local/psa/admin/bin/httpsdctl start
# /etc/init.d/psa stop
# /etc/init.d/psa start
November9
If you get the message “Service Unavailable” while accessing Plesk:
Check the EventViewer – Open Administrative Tools >> Event Viewer.
There if you see the following W3SVC-WP (IIS6) error messages:
Could not load all ISAPI filters for site/service. Therefore startup aborted.
OR
The HTTP Filter DLL C:\Program Files\Helicon\ISAPI_Rewrite3\ISAPI_Rewrite.dll failed to load. The data is the error.
To fix this, all you need to do is -
1. Remove filter from IIS manager:
IIS >> Web Sites >>Properties >>ISAPI filters
2. Disable that filter in Web Server Extensions.
3. Restart IIS