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How to enable/disable Apache graceful restart in Plesk

Question

How to enable/disable graceful restart for Apache in Plesk?
How to make Apache reload instead of restarting when applying settings in Plesk?

Answer

Note: Graceful restart for Apache is enabled by default on all new Plesk Obsidian installations.

Enabling/disabling graceful restart for Apache in Plesk Obsidian

Log in to Plesk.
Go to Tools & Settings > Apache Web Server.
Enable/disable the Apache graceful restart option and apply the changes.

Enabling/disabling graceful restart via a command-line interface

Connect to the Plesk server via SSH.
Run the following command:
- To enable Apache graceful restart
  
  # plesk bin settings --set restart_apache_gracefully=true
- To disable Apache graceful restart
  
  # plesk bin settings --set restart_apache_gracefully=false

Additional Information

Graceful Restart - Stopping and Restarting Apache HTTP Server - Apache HTTP Server Version 2.4

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