skeleton.exe: Virtual Host Templates
The skeleton.exe utility is used to manage directory structure
templates. Using this utility, you can perform the following tasks:
- installing a template on a client account from a file
- resetting a template on a client account to the Plesk default template
Usage
skeleton.exe <command> [
<option_1> [<param>]
[<option_2> [<param>]]
... [<option_N> [<param>]]
]
Example
The following command installs a virtual host template from the file
D:\skeletons\siteskeleton (in the ZIP format) for the client with
the login name JDoe:
plesk bin skeleton.exe --install JDoe -filename D:\skeletons\siteskeleton -force-type zip
Commands
| Command | Parameter | Description | Example | 
|---|---|---|---|
| --installor-i | <client login name> | Installs a virtual host template from a file for a client account. Requires the  | To install a virtual host template from the file
 plesk bin skeleton.exe --install JDoe -filename D:\skeletons\siteskeleton -force-type zip or plesk bin skeleton.exe -i JDoe -filename siteskeleton -force-type zip | 
| --resetor-r | <client login name> | Installs the Plesk default virtual host template for a client account. | To install the default virtual host template for the client with the login name JDoe: plesk bin skeleton.exe --reset JDoe or plesk bin skeleton.exe -r JDoe | 
| --helpor-h | Displays help on the use of the utility. | To view help on the use of the utility: plesk bin skeleton.exe --help or plesk bin skeleton.exe -h | 
Options
| Option | Parameter | Description | Example | 
|---|---|---|---|
| -filename | <file path> | Specifies a path to a virtual host template. Used with the  | To install a virtual host template from the file
 plesk bin skeleton.exe -i JDoe -filename D:\skeletons\siteskeleton -force-type zip | 
| -force-type | zip|tgz|tar.gz|tar | Forces specification of a template file format. Used with the  |