How to enable SOAP PHP extension in Plesk?

Leonid Gukhman

Updated September 13, 2023 12:25

Plesk for Windows kb: how-to Plesk for Linux ABT: Group B

Applicable to:

For Plesk PHP

SOAP classes are shipped and enabled by default in Plesk PHP.

To make sure they are enabled, perform the following actions:

Log into Plesk
Go to Tools & Settings > PHP Settings and select the required Plesk PHP version (e.g. 7.2.5 FPM application)
Mark soap checkbox and press on OK.

For OS Vendor PHP (Linux only)

SOAP might not be available by default on the OS Vendor PHP

Download this script into the server and run it to check whether or not it is enabled. If not, the script will enable it:

Connect to the server via SSH
Run the following command to download and run the script:

# wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/plesk/kb-scripts/0ead0b7853b2e795d0918709f990ba73f7f51a9d/enable-soap-extension/enable-soap-extension.sh && chmod +x enable-soap-extension.sh && ./enable-soap-extension.sh