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How to enable the Apache server statistics on a Plesk server

Question

How to enable the Apache server statistics on a Plesk server?

Answer

Connect to the Plesk server via SSH.
Check if "status_module" is loaded:
- for CentOS/RHEL-based distributions:
  
  # httpd -M | grep status
  status_module (shared)
- for Debian/Ubuntu-based distributions:
  
  # apache2ctl -M | grep status
  status_module (shared)
  
  If the output is empty, enable the "status" module in Plesk at Tools & Settings > Apache Web Server.
Find out Apache version:
- for CentOS/RHEL-based distributions:
  
  # httpd -v | grep version
- for Debian/Ubuntu-based distributions:
  
  # apache2 -v | grep version
To make status reports visible to your IP address (from which you access this page in a browser), add the below code to the Apache configuration file (create a new file, if there is no):
- CentOS/RHEL-based distributions:
  
  CentOS 7: /etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/status.conf
  CentOS 6: /etc/httpd/conf.d/status.conf
- Debian/Ubuntu-based distributions: /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/status.conf
  
  In this example, we are allowing status reports to IP addresses 203.0.113.2 and 203.0.113.3:
  - for Apache 2.2:
    
    <IfModule mod_status.c>
    <Location /server-status>
    SetHandler server-status
    Order deny,allow
    Deny from all
    Allow from 203.0.113.2 203.0.113.3
    </Location>
    ExtendedStatus On
    </IfModule>
  - for Apache 2.4:
    
    <IfModule mod_status.c>
    <Location /server-status>
    SetHandler server-status
    <RequireAny>
    Require ip 203.0.113.2 203.0.113.3
    </RequireAny>
    </Location>
    ExtendedStatus On
    </IfModule>
Restart Apache web-server:
- for CentOS/RHEL-based distributions:
  
  # service httpd restart
- for Debian/Ubuntu-based distributions:
  
  # service apache2 restart
Server statistics will now be available at http://your.server.ip.address/server-status

Warning: Apache server statistics page can contain sensitive information. For security reasons, we recommend to enable authentication/authorization (e.g. HTTP basic authentication) for this URL.