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Connect to a Plesk server via SSH.

Check if "status_module" is loaded:

• for CentOS/RHEL-based distributions:

  # httpd -M | grep status
  status_module (shared)

• for Debian/Ubuntu-based distributions:

  # apache2ctl -M | grep status
  status_module (shared)

  If the output is empty, enable the "status" module in Plesk at Tools & Settings > Apache Web Server.

Find out Apache version:

• for CentOS/RHEL-based distributions:

  # httpd -v | grep version

• for Debian/Ubuntu-based distributions:

  # apache2 -v | grep version

To make status reports visible to your IP address (from which you access this page in a browser) and localhost, add the below code to the Apache configuration file (create a new file, if there is no):

• CentOS/RHEL-based distributions:
      CentOS 7: /etc/httpd/conf.modules.d/status.conf
      CentOS 6: /etc/httpd/conf.d/status.conf

• Debian/Ubuntu-based distributions: /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/status.conf

  In this example, we are allowing status reports to IP addresses 203.0.113.2, 203.0.113.3 and localhost:

  • for Apache 2.2:

    <IfModule mod_status.c>
        <Location /server-status>
            SetHandler server-status
            Order deny,allow
            Deny from all
            Allow from 127.0.0.1 localhost ip6-localhost 203.0.113.2 203.0.113.3
        </Location>
        ExtendedStatus On
    </IfModule>

  • for Apache 2.4:

    <IfModule mod_status.c>
        <Location /server-status>
            SetHandler server-status
            <RequireAny>
                Require local
                Require ip 203.0.113.2 203.0.113.3
            </RequireAny>
        </Location>
        ExtendedStatus On
    </IfModule>

  Note: If "mod_status" is loaded into the server, its handler capability will be available in all configuration files, including per-directory files (for example, .htaccess). This may have security-related ramifications for your website.

Restart Apache:

• for CentOS/RHEL-based distributions:

  # service httpd restart

• for Debian/Ubuntu-based distributions:

  # service apache2 restart

Server statistics will now be available at http://your.server.ip.address/server-status