Linux Hosting Frequently Asked Questions

 

Server Info:

What is installed on Plesk sites?
How do I upload my files?
How do I access my Plesk control Panel?
What applications can be automatically installed from the Plesk control panel?
 

General:

When is your maintenance window?


Server Info

What is installed on Linux Plesk servers?
- Plesk 8.3
- Apache 2 with ASP, SSI, PHP, Perl, Python, FastCGI.
- PHP 5.1.6 in safe mode.
- Perl 5.8.8
- Python 2.4.3
- MySQL 5.0.27

How do I upload my files?
Use an FTP program like SmartFTP. The hostname or address is your site, e.g. www.somedomain.com. Use the username and password you chose when creating your account. Upload to the "httpdocs" directory. The home page is called index.html.

How do I access my Plesk control panel?
Log in to the Control Panel and click on the System tab.

What applications can be automatically installed from the Plesk control panel?
- AdvancedPoll - AdvancedPoll is a poll management system.
- AutoIndex - Directory auto indexer
- b2evolution - Multilingual multiuser multi-blog engine.
- bbclone - Feature rich counter
- Coppermine - Coppermine is a multi-purpose fully-featured and integrated web picture gallery script written in PHP using GD with a MySQL backend.
- CSLH - A multi-user, multi-operator, multi-department Live Help support chat system.
- DocFAQ - Simple FAQ system
- eGroupWare - eGroupWare is a very flexible pluggable framework capable of hosting applications.
- gallery - Gallery is a powerful photo gallery.
- geeklog - Geeklog is a weblog powered by PHP and MySQL. It allows you within minutes to set up a fully functioning dynamic website, and has many features to get you started.
- gtchat - Web Chat
- Mambo - Mambo is an Open Source CMS system.
- openbiblio - OpenBiblio is a nice and powerful web library.
- osCommerce - osCommerce is an online shop e-commerce solution. Its feature packed out-of-the-box installation allows store owners to setup, run and maintain their online stores with minimum effort.
- Owl - OWL is a multi-user document repository or knowledge based system.
- phpAds - With phpAds you can easily rotate paid banners and your own in-house advertisements. You can even integrate banners from third party advertising companies.
- phpBB - PhpBB is a nice and powerful web forum.
- phpBook - phpBook is an easy configurable and very simple guestbook
- phpBugTracker - PhpBugTracker is a small bugtracking system like a Bugzilla.
- phpDig - phpDig is simple search engine for your site.
- phpMoney - PhpMoney is a tool to manage bank accounts through a web interface.
- phpMyFamily - Genealogic system
- phpsurveyor - PHP Surveyor is a set of PHP scripts aimed at allowing people to develop online Surveys.
- phpwebsite - Complete web site content management system.
- phpWiki - A WikiWikiWeb is a site where everyone can collaborate on the content.
- pLog - Blogging platform built with PHP, designed with maximum customizability, speed and ease of use in mind.
- pmachinefree - pMachine is online publishing's most flexible and creative software.
- PostNuke - PostNuke (Phoenix) is a significant CMS system.
- Siteframe - Siteframe is a lightweight content-management system designed for the rapid deployment of community-based websites.
- Tellme - Small utilities for network services
- TUTOS - TUTOS is the short name for "the ultimate team organization software".
- typo - Professional Web Content Management System
- UebiMiau - UebiMiau is a web-interface to your mail.
- WebCalendar - WebCalendar is a PHP-based multi-user calendar.
- WebShopmanager - The Web Shop Manager allows you to manage a fully functional online store from a centralized web-based administration system.
- WordPress - WordPress is a state-of-the-art semantic personal publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability.
- xrms - XRMS is a web-based application for managing business entities such as employees, customers, contacts, activities with those contacts, etc.

 

General

When is your maintenance window?
We usually do maintenance between 9PM & 1AM US Central Time on Sunday (0300-0700 GMT/BST Monday), although emergency maintenance may occur at any time.