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How to enable/disable Apache modules shipped with Plesk

Question

How to enable/disable Apache modules shipped with Plesk?
How to check which Apache modules are enabled/available?

Answer

Note: This guide is intended for Plesk administrators. If you are a domain owner, please contact your service provider for assistance.

Log in to Plesk.
Go to Tools & Settings > Apache Web Server.
Select Apache modules you want to enable or uncheck to disable.
Apply the changes.

Command-line instructions

Connect to a Plesk server via SSH.
Use the plesk sbin httpd_modules_ctl utility:
- to enable a module:
  
  # plesk sbin httpd_modules_ctl -e <module_name>
- to disable a module:
  
  # plesk sbin httpd_modules_ctl -d <module name>
- to get a list of al available options:
  
  # plesk sbin httpd_modules_ctl --help

Additional Information

The list of default Apache modules on Plesk Obsidian for CentOS 7

Some modules in the list may require additional Plesk components to be installed.

access_compat
allowmethods
asis
auth_basic
authn_anon
authn_core
authn_dbd
authn_dbm
authn_socache
authz_core
authz_dbd
authz_dbm
authz_groupfile
authz_owner
buffer
bw
cache
cache_disk
cache_socache
cgi
cgid
charset_lite
cloudflare
data
dbd
deflate
dialup
dumpio
echo
expires
ext_filter
fcgid
file_cache
filter
headers
heartbeat
heartmonitor
include
info
lbmethod_bybusyness
lbmethod_byrequests
lbmethod_bytraffic
lbmethod_heartbeat
log_debug
log_forensic
logio
lua
macro
passenger
php5 (Deprecated)
proxy
proxy_ajp
proxy_balancer
proxy_connect
proxy_express
proxy_fcgi
proxy_fdpass
proxy_ftp
proxy_http
proxy_scgi
proxy_wstunnel
ratelimit
reflector
remoteip
reqtimeout
request
rewrite
sed
slotmem_plain
slotmem_shm
socache_dbm
socache_memcache
socache_shmcb
speling
status
substitute
suexec
sysenv
systemd
unixd
userdir
usertrack
version
vhost_alias
watchdog

The list of default Apache modules on Plesk Obsidian for Debian 9 / Ubuntu 18.04

Some modules in the list may require additional Plesk components to be installed.

access_compat
allowmethods
asis
auth_basic
auth_form
authn_anon
authn_core
authn_dbd
authn_dbm
authn_socache
authnz_fcgi
authnz_ldap
authz_core
authz_dbd
authz_dbm
authz_groupfile
authz_owner
autoindex
bucketeer
buffer
bw
cache
cache_disk
cache_socache
case_filter
case_filter_in
cern_meta
cgi
cgid
charset_lite
cloudflare
data
dbd
deflate
dialup
dir
dumpio
echo
expires
ext_filter
fcgid
file_cache
filter
headers
heartbeat
heartmonitor
http2
ident
imagemap
include
info
lbmethod_bybusyness
lbmethod_byrequests
lbmethod_bytraffic
lbmethod_heartbeat
ldap
log_debug
log_forensic
lua
macro
negotiation
passenger
php7.0 (Deprecated)
proxy
proxy_ajp
proxy_balancer
proxy_connect
proxy_express
proxy_fcgi
proxy_fdpass
proxy_ftp
proxy_hcheck
proxy_html
proxy_http
proxy_http2
proxy_scgi
proxy_wstunnel
ratelimit
reflector
remoteip
reqtimeout
request
rewrite
sed
session
session_cookie
session_crypto
session_dbd
setenvif
slotmem_plain
slotmem_shm
socache_dbm
socache_memcache
socache_shmcb
speling
status
substitute
suexec
sysenv
unique_id
userdir
usertrack
vhost_alias
xml2enc