If you do not want to run your Perl scripts in Plesk’s default cgi-bin/ directory, you can edit the httpd.conf file to tell Apache where CGI scripts can be ran.

Edit your httpd.conf file as root and enter a new VirtualHost block at the bottom of the file. In that VirtualHost block, you’ll need to enter the following:

ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ /var/www/vhosts/yourdomainhere.tld/httpdocs/path/to/directory

Restart Apache and if it starts up just fine, go ahead and try running a Perl script in the directory you specified in the httpd.conf file. Make sure to have the file executable and that you have Perl support enabled in Plesk.

I just recently updated my Plesk to version 9.0 and I’ve been slowly going through it to see what changes were made and where things have been placed/moved. One of the things I wasn’t able to find at first was the Updater.

Normally, in versions of Plesk below 8.6, you would just click on the Server link on the left side and then the Updater button (when logged in as the admin user). But in Plesk 9.0, I wasn’t able to find the Updater button in the Settings section.

I found that the Updater is now in the Help & Support section on the Home page, which I find odd. But, at least I found it.

/usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/autoinstaller is still located in the same spot though.