Introduction to Plesk

Plesk files can be divided into six major groups responsible for different aspects of Plesk work. The diagram below shows these groups (components of Plesk) and the connections they have to each other and to external services that Plesk manages.

panel-architecture

Plesk components are as follows:

Plesk GUI - a web interface provided with sw-cp-server. The GUI is the main means of interaction with Plesk.

The Most Important Files and Directories

Plesk for Linux installs its main components into the following directory:

This directory (main Plesk directory) contains Plesk core files, command line utilities, log files and so on.

In addition, Plesk creates files and directories outside the main directory. The list below contains those that you are likely to use when administering Plesk.

Initialization scripts for starting and stopping services with xinetd:

/etc/xinetd.d/smtp_psa

/etc/xinetd.d/smtps_psa

/etc/xinetd.d/poppassd_psa

/etc/xinetd.d/ftp_psa

Find more information on xinetd at http://www.xinetd.org/.

In this chapter:

Installation and Upgrade Overview

Ports Used by Plesk

Licensing