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How to allow/forbid customers/resellers edit PHP settings in Plesk

Question

How to allow/forbid customers/resellers to edit PHP settings in Plesk?

Answer

The following permissions allow customers/resellers to customize PHP settings in their control panel:

Note: They can be enabled on the subscription and/or service plan level.

Hosting settings management
Common PHP settings management
PHP version and handler management

For all subscriptions under a service plan (customers/resellers)

Go to service plan permissions settings to grant/revoke permissions:
- for Plesk customers: Service Plans > plan_name > Permissions tab.
- for Plesk resellers: Service Plans > Reseller Plans tab > plan_name > Permissions tab.
Enable the following permissions to allow PHP management or disable to forbid:
- Hosting settings management
- Common PHP settings management
- PHP version and handler management
Click Update & Sync.

Note: Locked subscriptions (Marked with a blue lock in the Subscriptions menu) will not be synced.

For a subscription that belongs to a customer

In Plesk, go to Customers > customer_name > Subscriptions tab > subscription_name > Customize (under Account on the right).
On the Customizing Subscription page, switch to the Permissions tab and enable the following permissions to allow PHP management or disable to forbid:
- Hosting settings management
- Common PHP settings management
- PHP version and handler management
Click Update & Lock to apply the changes.

Note: This subscription will no longer be synced with its service plan.

For all subscriptions that belong to a reseller

In Plesk, go to Resellers > reseller_name > Customize (under Resources on the right).
On the Customizing Subscription page, switch to the Permissions tab and enable the following permissions to allow PHP management or disable to forbid:
- Hosting settings management
- Common PHP settings management
- PHP version and handler management
Click Update & Lock to apply the changes.

Note: This reseller will no longer be synced with its service plan.

Note: The feature to allow/forbid access to some particular PHP parameter (like open_basedir) is yet to be implemented.
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