1. Open up a web browser and go to https://IPAddress:8443
2. Enter your administrator username and password
You are now log in as administrator. Be sure to log off when you are done to prevent any unnecessary access.
Configuring and managing database servers in Plesk
1. Go to Tools & Utilities, then Database Servers
2. Let’s take a look at Settings
3. These settings affect the databases Plesk creates on any of your database servers. Add a username and an
Managing scheduled tasks in Plesk
1. Go to Tools & Utilities
2. Click Scheduled Tasks
3. Here we can see all the system users. Most tasks you’ll create will be for the root user
Setting up email notifications in Plesk
1. Go to Settings
2. Click Notifications
3. For each event, choose who should receive an email.
Using Event Manager in Plesk
1. Go to Tools & Utilities
2. Click Event Manager
3. Click Add new Event Handler
Viewing and configuring Server Health reports in Plesk
A new feature in Plesk 10 is Health Monitoring. This is designed to simplify server troubleshooting and let you configure alarm thresholds for automatic notification.
There are five sections indicating the health of the different types of system resources: Services, Disk, Memory, CPU, and Network. Plesk lets you see the health of all of these resources from your home page.
Confirming your version of Plesk
Plesk 8
1. Log in to Plesk using URL https://IPAddress:8443/
2. Click on Desktop if not already selected when loading the panel interface
3. Under Server Information, you can verify your Plesk Version
Managing Security Token Settings to secure WHM
In order to connect to your dedicated or cloud server without problems, WHM Security Token settings must be tweaked. The default is set to “on”. This default setting can causes a disconnection between you and your server. Change the default to “Off” to avoid an “Access Denied” message.
Changing your control panel skin in Plesk
1. Go down to Account group
2. Click Interface Preferences
3. Select desired skin from drop-down list
Click OK to save the changes
Enabling domain forwarding in Plesk
1. Click Domains icon
2. Click Create Domain icon
3. Select www check box
