New user questions: scaling, migration, etc

[ragweed]

I've downloaded and installed the Plesk demo (linux) and was very impressed. I have some questions about the software before considering it's implementation.

* Can the underlying MySQL database be moved to a seperate server?

* Can the smtp/pop/dns authentication settings be deployed to seperate servers?

* Can a daily list of new accounts and resellers be exported as XML?

* Can events be set up to trigger shell scripts based on account setup actions?

* I have some custom apache rewrites I need on the primary Plesk-enabled webserver. Is there a mechanism for me to add these or is it safe to edit the default httpd.conf?

* Is there documentation on scaling an Plesk-generated configurations across multiple smtp/pop/dns/web servers without using Virtuozzo?

* How does one enable the FTP daemon? The FTP daemon appeared to be listening via xinetd, but would close the connection immediately when using an FTP client.

I checked the documentation and am going through the forums now. Any assistance is appreciated.

 

[tart]

* Can events be set up to trigger shell scripts based on account setup actions?

They sure can. Take a look at the "advanced features" manual at http://www.sw-soft.com/en/products/plesk7/docs/

 

[Cranky]

* Can the underlying MySQL database be moved to a seperate server?

No, not yet.

* Can the smtp/pop/dns authentication settings be deployed to seperate servers?

No, not yet.

* Can a daily list of new accounts and resellers be exported as XML?

You can use plesk API which is XML-based to do this I guess.

http://download1.sw-soft.com/Plesk/Plesk7.5/Doc/plesk-7.5r-sdk-html/docs/plesk_agent/index.html

* Can events be set up to trigger shell scripts based on account setup actions?

Yes, using event manager.

* I have some custom apache rewrites I need on the primary Plesk-enabled webserver. Is there a mechanism for me to add these or is it safe to edit the default httpd.conf?

You can add these via vhost.conf and vhost_ssl.conf files - see the advanced features manual.

* Is there documentation on scaling an Plesk-generated configurations across multiple smtp/pop/dns/web servers without using Virtuozzo?

You can't do this with or without Virtuozzo - Plesk Expand is the product to watch for as it's to include such functionality in future.

* How does one enable the FTP daemon? The FTP daemon appeared to be listening via xinetd, but would close the connection immediately when using an FTP client.

It should work - check firewall rules.