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    Resolved Tips for resolving failure to dump SQL for Plesk Backup ("Couldn't execute 'SHOW FUNCTION STATUS WHERE Db = ..." )

    OS: Alma Linux 9.7 MariaDB: 10.11.15 Plesk: 18.0.73 update 5 Plesk backup runs but creates an error for every DB: But the database and the tables all work ok and no other indicator anything is corrupted. This Q&A here: Resolved - Plesk backup can not Dump databases MariaDB 10.6.7 references...
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    Issue Updating to Plesk to 18.0.74 says mail users have wrong password - what are "mail users"?

    Plesk update has a solution guide here: https://support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/12377596588311-Plesk-upgrade-shows-warning-There-are-accounts-with-passwords-encrypted-using-a-deprecated-algorithm This shows how to list accounts across the Plesk system with the wrong password encryption for...
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    Question Some server domain email accounts accept encrypted passwords, others do not - why? Appears to be some obscure setting in a service plan?

    We have server version: Plesk Obsidian 18.0.73 Update #4 Web Host Edition Last updated on Nov 19, 2025 03:50 AM Which means things like...
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    Question DIGEST-MD5 and CRAM-MD5 (Microsoft Outlook 365 Email collection)

    We have a client with MS Outlook 365 and inability to access emails on the server. Having a look at the logs the failure is caused by a connection attempt using DIGEST-MD5 . Having a check of other emails they are connecting ok choosing CRAM-MD5 Seeing This topic: Resolved - Plesk 18.0.73 -...
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    Issue How to repair "plesk repair db"

    Following on from the previous issue here Issue - Updating MariaDB from 10.5 to 10.11.4 breaks everything. I am trying to run Because the issue appears to (now) be the Plesk operating Database tables are corrupted or non-existent. So I run as the root user: Plesk repair db and get the...
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    Issue Updating MariaDB from 10.5 to 10.11.4 breaks everything.

    Plesk Obsidian 18.0.73 on AlmaLinux 9.6 (Sage Margay) So we used the Plesk Update system and took our MariaDB 10.5 to 10.11.14 and now everything is broken. The Plesk system auto-logged out during the update process; while hanging on doing something with psa.longtasks . However, the Repair...
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    Issue No PTR records exist on any domain on the server

    I can not add PTR records to the domains on a domain-by-domain basis ; the Plesk interface expects an IP rather than the "153.54.217.in-addr.arpa" text. I have looked to this question Question - Reverse DNS/PTR Record and my Server wide mail server shows "Send from Server IP address and use...
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    Question Webmail link inside Plesk Mail tab goes to unfound address: Steps to resolve

    ISSUE: I have a domain imported from elsewhere. They have email addresses. The emails work fine. However, inside the Plesk domain "Mail" tab the icon link to webmail.domain.com doesn't work, resulting in a ~ "failed to find server" / "service unavailable" browser error. I checked out the...
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    Resolved WordPress Toolkit shows list of admin users but can't update as says user doesn't exist

    WordPress Toolkit shows admin users, but it can't update them. Says can't find them despite them existing. WordPress toolkit can't log in to the Wordpress dashboard (presents the setup dialogue as below instead). The SQL data for the _users and _usermeta tables both appear correct in...
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    Resolved WordPress Toolkit has wrong database table prefix. How to change?

    We have imported a WordPress site into Plesk. For some reason (I think through re-syncing on the migrator plugin) the import has generated two sets of WordPress tables on the domain. We only need one set of data tables. WordPress Toolkit points to the prefix that is the wrong one. How can we...
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    Question Email: DNSSEC KSK rollover occurred in the DNS zone <domain>

    So we are getting emails from some imported domains stating: I assume the "parent" zone is the Server domain because the DNS is handled on the server for multiple client domains. The admin of the previous server these came from said they had similar notices but just ignored them, and DNS...
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    Issue Postfix - warning: connect to transport private/plesk-domain.org.uk-123.145.167.189-: Connection refused

    We have the following mail log details: /var/log/mail.log Note: 123.145.167.189 is the server IP. The core detail here is: BUT: Other domains on the server are sending and receiving OK. This domain (multiple addresses on this domain) has an issue. Due to this I am wary of doing the Plesk...
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    Resolved SSH Key Manager -- PLEASE give details of acceptable format for public key

    The SSH Key manager claims to be able to use SSH Keys for domain account connection. I have been having issues with the "incorrect format" for the keys; Without any guidance on what is the desired format: AND But there's no details given either here or on any documentation that can be...
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    Question How to deliver compressed webpages on Obsidian (inc. Brotli )

    I am used to being able to deliver website content to the end user via compressed delivery of content, saving something around 78% of bandwidth costs outwards. I can't see any reference or mention of this at all in any way on Plesk control panel / admin panel. I have found "How to enable gzip...
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    Question How to forward all emails from one domain to another

    How do we achieve the below in Plesk? Both domains are controlled by the same account, one is a placeholder domain, but emails can be sent to either and be forwarded to the mailboxes on domain-two.co.uk How can this be done in Plesk?
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    Resolved Plesk backup w/ Dropbox - How to use a date-based filename

    We have the Plesk Backup using Dropbox as an external depository. However, the backup always uses the same filename, so it only ever saves one back up at a time. Overwriting the previous one. How can we make the backup filename both in Plesk and exported to Dropbox have dates in the file...
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    Issue Email - How to distinguish password authentication method or connection security to connect to email?

    We have a client who can not connect to their Plesk server email address from their iphone, but they can connect from their PC. The Plesk email settings give me NO INFORMATION about password attributes or encryption, for example what is the connection security ? For example what is the...
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    Issue Plesk logs admin out at abstract timings

    I'm in the middle of things on the Plesk server as Admin login with full access and at somewhat random timings Plesk decides to arbitrarily log me out. This is both bad for work flow, but also there are updates that are part done, things such as migrations and other processes that then I can't...
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    Question How To Set Up Plesk Root Login via SSH With External SSH Keys

    How To Set Up Plesk Root Login via SSH, With External SSH Keys I am having trouble establishing the method process to do this. There are numerous similar topics, and numerous topics that cover parts of this topic ( Resolved - What steps need to be taken to enable SSH root access through the SSH...
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    Question How to set Backup Manager to run at custom time frames

    We have the Plesk Backup Manager. The Backup Manager runs at : Daily / Weekly / Monthly , This is not very nuanced. We need the backups to run every other day; EG Monday / Wednesday / Friday / Sunday / tuesday / Thursday / Saturday / Monday .... at a set time. Or possibly every 3 days ; Monday...
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