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Note: This article is for Qmail, if you are using Postfix mail server see this article instead:

114845 Many email messages are sent from PHP scripts on the server. How can I find the domains on which these scripts are running if I am using Postfix?

Warning: using this method may increase server load due to additional steps of processing for each message submitted to local mail server. If you experience problems with high server load after applying instructions on step #2, revert them using instructions in step #3.

There is a way to determine from what folder the PHP script that sends mail was run. Note: Depending on your OS and Plesk version, the paths can slightly differ from those listed below.

1) Create a /var/qmail/bin/sendmail-wrapper script with the following content:

#!/bin/sh
(echo X-Additional-Header: $PWD ;cat) | tee -a /var/tmp/mail.send|/var/qmail/bin/sendmail-qmail "$@"

Note, it should be two lines including '#!/bin/sh'.

2) Create a log file /var/tmp/mail.send and grant it "a+rw" rights; make the wrapper executable; rename old sendmail; and link it to the new wrapper:

~# touch /var/tmp/mail.send
~# chmod a+rw /var/tmp/mail.send
~# chmod a+x /var/qmail/bin/sendmail-wrapper
~# mv /var/qmail/bin/sendmail /var/qmail/bin/sendmail-qmail
~# ln -s /var/qmail/bin/sendmail-wrapper /var/qmail/bin/sendmail

3) Wait for an hour and change back sendmail:

~# rm -f /var/qmail/bin/sendmail
~# mv /var/qmail/bin/sendmail-qmail /var/qmail/bin/sendmail

Examine the /var/tmp/mail.send file. There should be lines starting with "X-Additional-Header:" pointing to domain folders where the scripts which sent the mail are located.
You can see all the folders from where mail PHP scripts were run with the following command:

~# grep X-Additional /var/tmp/mail.send | grep `cat /etc/psa/psa.conf | grep HTTPD_VHOSTS_D | sed -e 's/HTTPD_VHOSTS_D//' `

If you see no output from the above command, it means that no mail was sent using the PHP mail() function from the Plesk virtual hosts directory.