Installing Plesk Sitebuilder

Note that to install Plesk Sitebuilder, you must be logged on to the server as administrator.

To install Plesk Sitebuilder software on a server:

1. Download the Plesk Sitebuilder software from the Parallels Web site and save it on your server's hard drive.
2. Go to the folder where you have saved the Plesk Sitebuilder Installation Wizard bundle.
3. Run the Plesk Sitebuilder installer. You can do it in two ways:
   • Launch the file named sitebuilder-4.5.2_buildyymmdd.build-number_win.exe. This file itself does not contain any components required for Plesk Sitebuilder installation - the Installation Wizard will prompt you to download and install them.
   • Launch one of the files: sitebuilder-4.5.2_buildyymmdd.build-number_winx64.exe or sitebuilder-4.5.2_buildyymmdd.build-number_winx86.exe - depending on your Windows version. These files contain all required installation components, so you do not need to download anything from the Internet.
4. On the screen appeared, indicate what type of connection you have with the remote MS SQL server:
   • If you do not have a local MS SQL 2005 Express installed, but want to have it installed, select the I will use local SQLExpress option.

     When you select this option, the Plesk Sitebuilder Installation Wizard runs a check on your computer to detect this software. If the software selected is not found, MS SQL 2005 Express is installed on your computer prior to the Plesk Sitebuilder installation. If the Plesk Sitebuilder Installation Wizard detects this software on your computer, the installation process continues.

   • If you select the I will NOT use local SQLExpress option, set the parameters of connection with a remote or local SQL server (for advanced users only). Plesk Sitebuilder does not run a check for this software.
5. After the Plesk Sitebuilder Installation Wizard completes the software requirements check on your computer, the welcome screen appears. Click Next to continue the installation.
6. Read the license agreement and select the I Accept the terms of the License Agreement option. Click Next.
7. Select the type of installation (Typical or Custom) and click Next.
   • Typical Installation. Selecting typical installation will install Plesk Sitebuilder automatically using standard settings.
   • Custom installation (for advanced users). During this installation you can customize the location where Plesk Sitebuilder and its components should be installed; change SQL server parameters and IIS settings.
8. If you chose typical installation, specify the installation path for Plesk Sitebuilder in the Destination folder for Sitebuilder field (or leave the default path) and click Install.
9. If you chose custom installation, perform the following steps.
10. Specify the installation path for Plesk Sitebuilder itself (Destination folder for Sitebuilder core) and its components (Destination folder for Sitebuilder repository), and specify the folder for storing Plesk Sitebuilder sites (Destination folder for Sitebuilder sites). Click Next.
11. Select where to install the shortcuts to Plesk Sitebuilder (Program Menu or/and Desktop). Click Next.
12. Set up the SQL server connection:
    • Specify the SQL server name
    • Select the type of authentication on the SQL server (Windows authentication or SQL server authentication). If you select windows authentication, then your Windows user account credentials will be used for connecting to the SQL server. If you select SQL server authentication, then you should provide your user name and password for connecting to the SQL server.

      Note: You must have Administrator's privileges on the SQL server.

    • Provide a name to be assigned to the Plesk Sitebuilder database created for your Plesk Sitebuilder instance (or leave the default name).
    • Click Next.
13. Set up the IIS-related settings:
    • If you want to create a new IIS web site configuration on your hard disk, select the New IIS web site option.
      • Provide a name to be assigned to the created IIS web site
      • Specify a TCP port through which browsers can access your Plesk Sitebuilder server
      • If you want to assign multiple domain names to the IP address of the Plesk Sitebuilder server, specify desired domain names separating them with a comma in the Host headers field.

      Host header names must be registered with the Domain Name System (DNS). A DNS server maps your registered host header name (domain name) to the IP address of your computer. The mapping of the host header name to the IP address of your computer enables requests that are addressed to your host header name to be routed to your computer.

      • Select an IP address to be used for accessing your Plesk Sitebuilder server. If you do not select a specific IP address and leave the ' * ' sign in this field, than Plesk Sitebuilder responds to all IP addresses assigned to this computer and not assigned to other IIS sites. For an IP address to appear in the IP address list, it should be first added in Windows Control Panel (Control Panel > Network Connections > Internet connection's Properties dialog box > General tab > Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Properties > Advanced > IP Addresses area > Add button).
    • If you already have an IIS site on your server and want to deploy Plesk Sitebuilder within it, select the Existing IIS web site option.
      • Select the IIS site to which you want to deploy Plesk Sitebuilder
      • To create a new virtual directory for Plesk Sitebuilder within the selected IIS site, select the Create virtual directory check box and provide a name for the directory. If you leave this check box unselected, Plesk Sitebuilder will be deployed to the root folder of the existing IIS site.
      • Click Next.
14. Review all the previously specified settings to make sure that they are correct. If everything is alright, click Install.

When installation is completed, the installer will notify you that Plesk Sitebuilder was successfully installed. Click Finish to complete the installation. If you want to proceed to creating your Plesk Sitebuilder administrator account upon finishing the installation, select the Complete your system setup after installation check box. If you exit the installer having this check box cleared, account creation will be postponed till you launch Plesk Sitebuilder program for the first time.

To access Plesk Sitebuilder Administrator Panel, open your browser and go to

http://<Sitebuilder-host-name>:<port>/Admin

Or just double-click the shortcut to Plesk Sitebuilder Administrator Panel on your Desktop or Program Menu.

If it is first time you open Plesk Sitebuilder, you will be prompted to create first Plesk Sitebuilder administrator account. After you complete the form and click Next, you will be taken to the Desktop page of the Administrator Panel.

For instructions on working with Plesk Sitebuilder Administrator Panel, refer to the Plesk Sitebuilder 4.5 for Windows Administrator's Guide; and to learn about Plesk Sitebuilder Wizard, refer to the Plesk Sitebuilder 4.5 for Windows Wizard User's Guide (both available here).