Applicable to:
- Plesk for Linux
Question
How to remove PHP version from the X-Powered-By HTTP header?
Answer
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Navigate to Domains > example.com > PHP Settings.
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Put the following line to the Additional configuration directives section:
CONFIG_TEXT: expose_php = off
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Verify that the header is not shown anymore:
# curl -sIL example.com/index.php | grep -c PHP
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Connect to the Plesk server via SSH.
Note: If direct SSH access to the server is not possible, contact server administrator for further assistance.
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Check if
php.inifile for the handler contains theexpose_phpdirective:# cat /opt/plesk/php/X.X/etc/php.ini | grep expose_php
expose_php = On- where X.X - a PHP version, e.g. 5.6, 7.0, 7.1, etc
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If the directive is present (the output of the command from step 2 is the same), change
expose_php = Ontoexpose_php = Off.
If not, create a new.iniconfiguration file in the appropriate PHP directory:# echo 'expose_php = off' > /opt/plesk/php/X.X/etc/php.d/hideheader.ini
- where X.X - a PHP version, e.g. 5.6, 7.0, 7.1, etc
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Reload the Plesk PHP service configuration:
# service plesk-phpXX-fpm reload
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where phpXX - a PHP version, e.g. php56, php70, php71, etc.
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If the domains are using PHP FastCGI it is necessary to restart Apache webserver:
# systemctl restart httpd
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Verify that the header is not shown anymore:
# curl -sIL example.com/index.php | grep -c PHP
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Connect to the Plesk server via SSH.
Note: If direct SSH access to the server is not possible, contact server administrator for further assistance.
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In
/etc/psa-webmail/horde/horde/php.inior/etc/psa-webmail/roundcube/php.iniset expose_php parameter as below:CONFIG_TEXT: expose_php = Off
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Restart Apache:
# service httpd restart
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Verify that the header is not shown anymore:
# curl -sIL webmail.example.com/index.php | grep PHP
Comments
2 comments
Hey !
I have followed the same steps but it wasn't working, in order to accomplish the same, i have manually edit the each fpm php.ini file and reload the same.
Example For X.X
/opt/plesk/php/X.X/etc/php.ini
change expose_php = On to expose_php = Off
where X.X is my php versions.
Hello @Arvind Kumar Madhukar,
Both approaches are correct.
If expose_php is set to Off directly in php.ini or included as php.d/hideheader.ini, PHP version displaying is disabled in these cases.
It can be checked using a query like the following:
# /opt/plesk/php/X.X/bin/php -i | grep expose_php
expose_php => Off => Off
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