Using Plesk Reconfigurator

Plesk Reconfigurator is a stand-alone Windows application included in the Plesk distribution package. Plesk Reconfigurator is used to automatically perform multiple coordinate changes in Plesk server configuration. For example, when you move large chunks of hosted content from one disk to another, configuration settings for different software, domains, folders and files may have to be reset to conform to the changes. Similarly, when you change Plesk server IP addresses, you need to make sure that configuration of all affected domains and software is appropriately changed.

By using Plesk Reconfigurator you can perform the following tasks:

• Changing Plesk server IP addresses. You may need to use this feature when, for instance, you are moving your Plesk server to a new datacenter, and need to reconfigure the Plesk server to run on new IP addresses.
• Moving the directory where virtual hosts reside to another location on the same or another partition. You can use this feature to move the virtual hosts to a new, larger volume when disk space on the current partition is running out.
• Moving the directory where Plesk backup files are stored to another location on the same or another partition. You can use this feature when, for instance, there is insufficient disk space on the current partition to house new backup files, and you want to move them all to a new, larger volume.
• Moving the directories that house mail content to another location on the same or another partition. You can use this feature when there is insufficient amount of disk space on the current partition to serve a larger amount of mailboxes, and you wish to move them all to a new larger volume.
• Repairing Plesk installation. This feature can be used to correct various problems caused by misconfiguration of the Plesk server, one of its services, or file and folder security settings. For example, you can correct mail delivery issues caused by the changes made to DNS server addresses or restore system accounts used by Plesk to manage the server.
• Correcting disk user permissions. This feature can be used to reset security settings on files and folders on Plesk server disks when a security misconfiguration occurs that causes security vulnerability or software malfunction.
• Switching the database server engine used by Plesk.
• Check component and folder permissions. This feature can be used to check and fix permissions on files and folders while installing and configuring third-party applications (such as ColdFusion, MIVA, etc.) in Plesk.
• Changing the Web server engine used by your server.

The following sections describe typical user tasks performed by using the Plesk Reconfigurator.