Overview
The following is a list of paths to commonly used directories and applications. These are helpful when writing scripts and uploading web sites. The domain paths shown below refer to your primary domain. The domain example.com is used as an example. Replace it with your domain.
System Paths for the Grid
- Sendmail: /usr/sbin/sendmail
- Perl: /usr/bin/perl
- Python: /usr/bin/python
- php: /usr/bin/php
- ImageMagick: /usr/bin/convert
- php.ini: /home/00000/etc/php.ini
- Document root: /home/00000/domains/example.com/html/
- 'tmp' directory: /home/00000/data/tmp
- Access and error logs: /home/00000/logs
More Grid path information can be found in your Server Guide in the Account Center.
- Log into your Account Center.
- Click on the "Admin" button.
- Click on the "Server Guide" icon.
- Click on "System Paths."
Your DV server contains backend files that can help you access data apart from the Plesk interface. You will be able to access:
- logs
- data locations, including website document root
- configuration files
- software locations
In all cases, example.com should be replaced with your own domain name.
NOTE:
Accessing or making changes to these files is not supported by (mt) Media Temple. Please make a backup before changing any of your configuration files. For further clarification regarding our scope of support, please consult our website.
Your DV server contains backend files that can help you access data apart from the Plesk interface. You will be able to access:
- logs
- data locations, including website document root
- configuration files
- software locations
In all cases, example.com should be replaced with your own domain name.
NOTE:
Accessing or making changes to these files is not supported by (mt) Media Temple. Please make a backup before changing any of your configuration files. For further clarification regarding our scope of support, please consult our website.
Log locations for the VPS with Plesk
Access logs (per domain)
- /var/www/vhosts/system/example.com/logs/access_log
- /var/www/vhosts/system/example.com/logs/access_log.processed
Plesk logs
- Access log: /usr/local/psa/admin/logs/httpsd_access_log
- Error log: /var/log/sw-cp-server/error_log
- Watchdog log: /usr/local/psa/var/modules/watchdog/log
- Plesk back up logs:
- /usr/local/psa/PMM/logs/backup-YYYY-MM-DD-HH-mm-ss/import.log
- /usr/local/psa/PMM/logs/backup-YYYY-MM-DD-HH-mm-ss/export.log
- Plesk restoration logs:
- /usr/local/psa/PMM/logs/restore-YYYY-MM-DD-HH-mm-ss/backup.log
- /usr/local/psa/PMM/logs/restore-YYYY-MM-DD-HH-mm-ss/conflicts.log
- /usr/local/psa/PMM/logs/restore-YYYY-MM-DD-HH-mm-ss/deployer.log
- Plesk Migration Manager transfer logs:
- /usr/local/psa/PMM/logs/migration-YYYY-MM-DD-HH-mm-ss/backup.log
- /usr/local/psa/PMM/logs/migration-YYYY-MM-DD-HH-mm-ss/import.log
- /usr/local/psa/PMM/logs/migration-YYYY-MM-DD-HH-mm-ss/conflicts.log
- /usr/local/psa/PMM/logs/migration-YYYY-MM-DD-HH-mm-ss/deployer.log
- Mailman log: /var/log/mailman/error
- Horde webmail: /var/local/psa-horde/psa-horde.log
FTP (Pro-FTPD)
- Login attempts and general info: /var/log/messages
- FTP transaction log: /usr/local/psa/var/log/xferlog
IMAP/POP login attempts, mail retrieval & spam protection
- Fatal errors and spam scoring: /usr/local/psa/var/log/maillog
- Login, transactions and errors: /usr/local/psa/var/log/maillog
- Queued mail: /usr/local/psa/var/log/smtp_pendings.log
Error logs
- /var/www/vhosts/system/example.com/statistics/logs/error_log
- /var/www/vhosts/system/example.com/statistics/logs/error_log.processed
Transfer log (ProFTPD / Xinetd)
- /usr/local/psa/var/log/xferlog
Apache error log
- /var/log/httpd/error_log
MySQL error log
- General information and errors: /var/log/mysqld.log
System messages
This shows things like login attempts, restart requests for services, etc.
- /var/log/messages
- /var/log/secure
Log locations for the VPS with cPanel
Access logs (per domain)
- /usr/local/cpanel/logs/access_log
cPanel logs
- Logins log: /usr/local/cpanel/logs/login_log
- Error log: /usr/local/cpanel/logs/error_log
- Stats log: /usr/local/cpanel/logs/stats_log
- Mailman log: /usr/local/cpanel/logs/3rdparty/mailman/logs
- Tailwatchd log: /usr/local/cpanel/logs/tailwatchd_log
- Bandwidth log: /var/cpanel/bandwidth/
IMAP/POP login attempts, mail retrieval & spam protection
- Fatal errors and spam scoring: /var/log/maillog
- Login, transactions and errors: /var/log/maillog
Error log
- /usr/local/cpanel/logs/error_log
Apache error logs
- /var/log/httpd/error_log
- /usr/local/apache/logs/error_log
MySQL error log
- /var/lib/mysql/<hostname>.err
Data locations for the VPS with Plesk
Website document root
- /var/www/vhosts/example.com/httpdocs/ (primary domain)
- /var/www/vhosts/example.com/example2.com/ (additional domain in a webspace/subscription)
NOTE:
In Plesk 11.5, you may add multiple domains to a webspace/subscription. Domains that are set up in the same webspace/subscription have document roots under the primary domain for that webspace. The primary domain will use httpdocs. Subsequent domains will use different folders, on the same level as the httpdocs folder but with a different name. For example, if the primary domain is example.com, the new site (example2.com) will have a document root of /var/www/vhosts/example.com/example2.com/.
Mailboxes
- /var/qmail/mailnames/example.com/username/Maildir/
For the above, example.com is the domain and username is the first part of the email address (before the @ symbol).
Raw databases
- /var/lib/mysql/
TIP:
Don't use raw MySQL files for database backups. Create a MySQL backup instead:
Export and import MySQL databases
Data locations for the VPS with cPanel
Website document root
- /home/USERNAME/public_html
Mailboxes
- /home/USERNAME/mail/
Raw databases
- /var/lib/mysql/
Configuration files
These are the server-wide configuration files, unless otherwise noted. Many configuration changes can also be made on a per-domain level (vhost.conf) or a per-folder level (.htaccess).
PHP
- /etc/php.ini
- /var/www/vhosts/system/domain.com/etc/php.ini
Apache
- /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Domain-level Apache
- /var/www/vhosts/system/example.com/conf/vhost.conf
NOTE:
You will see a default httpd.include file in the conf directory that has Apache settings. Don't make your changes in this file! They will get overwritten by Plesk. Make your own vhost.conf file instead.
MySQL
- /etc/my.cnf
nginx
- /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
Note: nginx is only available on DV servers running Plesk 11 or later.
FTP (Pro-FTPD)
- /etc/proftpd.conf
Named (BIND)
- /var/named/run-root/etc/named.conf
Software locations
You can find the location of any piece of software by typing the following command in SSH:
which softwareExample:
which perlPerl
- /usr/bin/perl
Python
- /usr/bin/python
PHP
- /usr/bin/php
Sendmail
- /usr/sbin/sendmail
Logs
Access logs (per domain)
- /var/www/vhosts/example.com/statistics/logs/access_log
- /var/www/vhosts/example.com/statistics/logs/access_log.processed
Plesk logs
- Access log: /usr/local/psa/admin/logs/httpsd_access_log
- Backup log: /var/lib/dumps/example.com/backup_restore.log
/var/lib/dumps/example.com/backup_restore.err_log - Error log: /var/log/sw-cp-server/error_log
- Watchdog log: /usr/local/psa/var/modules/watchdog/log
- Migration log: /usr/local/psa/PMM/logs/migration.log
- Mailman log: /var/log/mailman/error
- Horde webmail: /var/local/psa-horde/psa-horde.log
FTP (Pro-FTPD)
- Login attempts and general info: /var/log/messages
- FTP transaction log: /usr/local/psa/var/log/xferlog
IMAP/POP login attempts, mail retrieval & spam protection
- Fatal errors and spam scoring: /usr/local/psa/var/log/maillog
- Login, transactions and errors: /usr/local/psa/var/log/maillog
- Queued mail: /usr/local/psa/var/log/smtp_pendings.log
Error logs
- /var/www/vhosts/example.com/statistics/logs/error_log
- /var/www/vhosts/example.com/statistics/logs/error_log.processed
Transfer log (ProFTPD / Xinetd)
- /usr/local/psa/var/log/xferlog
Apache error log
- /var/log/httpd/error_log
MySQL error log
- General information and errors: /var/log/mysqld.log
System messages
This shows things like login attempts, restart requests for services, etc.
- /var/log/messages
- /var/log/secure
Data locations
Website document root
- DV server 4.0
- /var/www/vhosts/example.com/httpdocs/
- /var/www/vhosts/example.com/site1/
NOTE:
In Plesk 11 on the DV server 4.0, domains that are set up in the same webspace/subscription have document roots under the primary domain for that webspace. The primary domain will use httpdocs. Subsequent domains will use different folders, on the same level as the httpdocs folder but with a different name. For example, if the primary domain is example.com, site1.com will have a document root of /var/www/vhosts/example.com/site1/. (The folder name doesn't have to match the domain - it could also be /var/www/vhosts/example.com/foo/.)
Mailboxes
- /var/qmail/mailnames/example.com/username/Maildir/
For the above, example.com is the domain and username is the first part of the email address (before the @ symbol).
Raw databases
- /var/lib/mysql/
TIP:
Don't use raw MySQL files for database backups. Create a MySQL backup instead:
Export and import MySQL databases
Configuration files
These are the server-wide configuration files, unless otherwise noted. Many configuration changes can also be made on a per-domain level (vhost.conf) or a per-folder level (.htaccess).
PHP
- /etc/php.ini
Apache
- /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Domain-level Apache
- /var/www/vhosts/example.com/conf/vhost.conf
NOTE:
You will see a default httpd.include file in the conf directory that has Apache settings. Don't make your changes in this file! They will get overwritten by Plesk. Make your own vhost.conf file instead.
MySQL
- /etc/my.cnf
nginx
- /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
Note: nginx is only available on DV 4.0 servers running Plesk 11 or later.
FTP (Pro-FTPD)
- /etc/proftpd.conf
Named (BIND)
- /var/named/run-root/etc/named.conf
Software locations
You can find the location of any piece of software by typing the following command in SSH:
which softwareExample:
which perlPerl
- /usr/bin/perl
Python
- /usr/bin/python
PHP
- /usr/bin/php
Sendmail
- /usr/sbin/sendmail
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