Getting Started With Command Line Utilities

Parallels Plesk Panel for Windows Standard CL utilities are located in folder defined by the Windows environment variable %plesk_cli%. By default, it is C:\Program Files\Parallels\Plesk\bin.

Parallels Plesk Panel for Windows Extended CL utilities are located in folder defined by the Windows environment variable %plesk_bin%. By default, it is C:\Program Files\Parallels\Plesk\admin\bin.

To run command line utilities:

1. Log in to the Parallels Plesk Panel server as Administrator or another user with administrator's privileges.
2. Use one of the following options to run a utility:
   • To run a utility from any directory, use the following command line format:

     >%plesk_cli%\<utility name> [parameters] [options]

     or

     >%plesk_bin%\<utility name> [parameters] [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> [parameters] [options]

     or

     >cd %plesk_bin%

     ><utility name> [parameters] [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 Parallels Plesk Panel stable work.