Apache settings are not applied immediately in Plesk

[Suhitha]

Question: Apache settings are not applied immediately in Plesk


Applicable to:

• Plesk for Linux

Symptoms

• An SSL certificate assigned to a domain in Plesk at Domains > example.com > Hosting & DNS > Hosting is not used by the website.
• An SSL certificate assigned at Domains > example.com > SSL/TLS Certificates > Secure Webmail is not used by the webmail.
• After suspending/disabling a subscription or a domain, the website is still accessible.
• After enabling/activating a subscription or a domain, the website still shows a 503 Temporary Unavailable error.
• When changing the PHP version in Plesk at Domains > example.com > PHP Settings, the following warning is shown:

You have changed the PHP handler settings. If you save these changes, PHP scripts on your website may stop for 1800 seconds because of your server configuration.


Cause

Apache restart interval, set up at Tools & Settings > Apache Web Server, delays Apache restart, so the changes are not applied immediately.


Resolution

Note: If Apache graceful restart is enabled on the server, it is recommended to keep Apache restart interval value at 0.

Apply one of the following solutions:

Restart Apache service manually


1.Log in to Plesk.

2.Go to Tools & Settings > Services Management.

3.Click  button next to Web Server (Apache).


Disable or reduce the Apache restart interval

1.Log in to Plesk.

2.Go to Tools & Settings > Apache Web Server.

3.Set Apache restart interval to a lower value or set the value to 0 to disable the setting.
Apply the changes.