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<plesk_root_dir>/

This is the root directory of Plesk. Here <plesk_root_dir> stands for the full path to the directory where Plesk is installed. In UNIX, this path is normally /usr/local/psa. In Debian, it is /opt/psa.

admin/

This folder is meant to store everything required for module administering. Namely, this folder contains PHP, binary and image files.

bin/

This folder stores back-end part of a module meant for low-level (system) operations (normally, compiled C programs). Besides binary files, this folder stores symlinks to binary utilities located in the sbin/ folder and executed with setuid root privileges. To see the internal structure of this folder, click here.

htdocs/

This folder stores front-end part as well as resource files, e.g. HTML help files, icons displayed on navigation buttons. To see the internal structure of this folder, click here.

plib/

This directory stores PHP files used by front-end and back-end part of the module. The directory also stores resource files of the module, e.g. PHP localization files and templates. To see the folders nested within this one, click here.

sbin/

This folder stores back-end part of a module meant for low-level operations on the system (normally, compiled C programs) that should be executed with setuid root privileges. The directory also contains a setuid root wrapper utility meant for this task. To see the internal structure of this folder, click here.

conf/

This folder contains the configuration file of Apache server that runs Plesk. The folder also can contain special files (one for an individual module) that modify this configuration for a certain module. To see the internal structure of this folder, click here.

var/

This folder is meant to store auxiliary files and components of Plesk – log files, SSL certificates, etc. In case of modules, this folder can contain the uninstall script for a module wrapped into a SH distribution package.

In this section:

admin/bin Folder

admin/htdocs Folder

admin/plib Folder

admin/sbin Folder

admin/conf Folder