Command line utilities for Plesk for Linux are located in the
/usr/local/psa/bin directory on the Plesk server. They are run using
the plesk utility.
To run a command line utility:
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Log in to the server via SSH.
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Execute the following command:
# plesk bin <utility name> [parameters] [options]
You can also run each utility in the same way as you run other
executable files on Linux:
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From any directory:
# /usr/local/psa/bin/<utility name> [parameters] [options]
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From the directory
/usr/local/psa/bin/:plesk bin <utility name> [parameters] [options]
Upon successful execution, utilities return the 0 code. If an error
occurs, utilities return code 1 and display the description of the
encountered problem on stderr.
For exact command syntax for each utility, consult the corresponding
sections in the Using Command Line Utilities
chapter.
Note: All input parameters for the utilities must be passed in the UTF-8
encoding. It is the required condition for Plesk stable work.
Warning: Passing passwords through CLI as parameters of the -passwd option
may potentially compromise the system’s security as command line can
be observed by other users of the system. It is more secure to pass
passwords through the environment variables. You can transfer
non-encrypted passwords by using environment variable
PSA_PASSWORD while using single quotes to specify the empty
values in the command line for the argument of the -passwd
option. Similarly, you can transfer encrypted passwords through the
environment variable PSA_CRYPTED_PASSWORD while using single
quotes to specify the empty values in the command line for the
argument of the -passwd option.