Getting Started With Command-Line Utilities¶

Standard command-line utilities are located in a folder defined by the Windows environment variable %plesk_cli%. By default, it is C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\bin.

Extended command-line utilities are located in a folder defined by the Windows environment variable %plesk_bin%. By default, it is C:\Program Files (x86)\Plesk\admin\bin.

To run command line utilities:

Log in to the Plesk server as Administrator or another user with administrator’s privileges.
Use one of the following options to run a utility:
- To run an utility from any directory, use the following command line format:
```
%plesk_cli%\<utility name> [commands] [options]
```
  or
```
%plesk_bin%\<utility name> [commands] [options]
```
- To make %plesk_bin% or %plesk_cli% your current directory and run a utility from its home directory, run the following commands:
- cd %plesk_cli%
```
<utility name> [commands] [options]
```
  or
```
cd %plesk_bin%
<utility name> [commands] [options]
```
- To run an utility using a special plesk utility, run the following command:
```
plesk bin <utility name> [commands] [options]
```

For exact command syntax of each utility, consult the corresponding sections in the Chapter “ Using Command Line Utilities “.

Note

All input parameters for the utilities must be passed in the UTF-8 encoding. It is the required condition for Plesk stable work.