Failed to retrieve directory listing

Issue:

I got the above error while using Filezilla.

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Response: 200 PORT command successful. Consider using PASV.
Command: LIST
Error: Connection timed out
Error: Failed to retrieve directory listing

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Solution:

1. Try after disabling the firewall.

2. If the issue still happens, please proceed with editing the filezilla configuration with following steps.

• Open Filezilla, go to Edit -> Settings
• Click on Connection -> FTP: Choose Active
• Click on Connection -> FTP -> Active Mode: Select “Ask your operating system for the external IP address”
• Click on Connection -> FTP -> Passive Mode: Choose Fall Back to Active Mode
• Press OK.

3. Please have  a try now to connect using filezilla.

That’s all…!!!

Internal error: Error retrieving pid file logs/httpd.pid

Issue:

I got the above error while restarting Apache.

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# /etc/init.d/httpd start

(20014)Internal error: Error retrieving pid file logs/httpd.pid
Remove it before continuing if it is corrupted.

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Solution:

1. Use the following command

mv /usr/local/apache/logs/httpd.pid /usr/local/apache/logs/httpd.pid.bk

2. Now try to start the Apache.

/etc/init.d/httpd restart

3.You can check the status using the following command.

/etc/init.d/httpd status

That’s all…!!!

ZPanel zadmin password Reset

You can reset the zpanel admin panel using the following steps.

1. Login to the server as root user.

2. Then type the following command

setzadmin –set password

Note: In “password” area type “your new password”

ZPanel backend files

ZPanel

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ZPanel is a free and complete web hosting control panel for Microsoft Windows and POSIX (Linux, UNIX and MacOSX) based servers.ZPanel is written in PHP and uses several open-source (or freely available) software packages to provide a secure, web hosting system.

Backend Files

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Ubuntu

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Password file –  /root/passwords.txt
ZPanel config files –  /etc/zpanel/configs/
ZPanel apache config file –  /etc/zpanel/configs/apache/httpd.conf –
ZPanel virtual host file –  /etc/zpanel/configs/apache/httpd-vhosts.conf
ZPanel website files –  /etc/zpanel/panel/
ZPanel FTP config file –  /etc/zpanel/configs/proftpd/proftpd-mysql.conf
ZPanel log files – /var/zpanel/log/
ZPanel users websites –  /var/zpanel/hostdata/[zpanel-login]/public_html/
ZPanel custom static pages – /etc/zpanel/panel/etc/static/
ZPanel themes –  /etc/zpanel/panel/etc/styles/
Apache config file – /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
Apache log files – /var/log/apache2/error.log
Php.ini –  /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini
Mysql config file –  /etc/mysql/my.cnf
Mysql log file –  /var/log/mysql/error.log

Centos

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ZPanel password file- /root/passwords.txt
ZPanel config files – /etc/zpanel/configs/
ZPanel apache config file – /etc/zpanel/configs/apache/httpd.conf –
ZPanel virtual host file – /etc/zpanel/configs/apache/httpd-vhosts.conf
ZPanel website files – /etc/zpanel/panel/
ZPanel FTP config file – /etc/zpanel/configs/proftpd/proftpd-mysql.conf
ZPanel log files – /var/zpanel/log/
ZPanel users websites – /var/zpanel/hostdata/[zpanel-login]/public_html/[sub_domain_tld]
ZPanel custom static pages – /etc/zpanel/panel/etc/static/
ZPanel themes – /etc/zpanel/panel/etc/styles/
Apache config file – /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Apache log files – /var/log/httpd/error.log
Php.ini – /etc/php.ini
Mysql config file – /etc/my.cnf
Mysql log file – /var/log/mysqld.log