Unable to remove a broken PHP handler in Plesk

• Unable to remove a broken PHP handler:

  # plesk bin php_handler --remove -id plesk-php72-fpm
  The PHP handler "plesk-php72-fpm" is not found.
  exit status 4

• PHP handler is marked as broken:

  # plesk bin php_handler --list | grep broken
  id: display name: full version: version: type: cgi-bin: php-cli: php.ini: custom: status:
  [..]
  plesk-php72-fpm 7.2.24 7.2.24 7.2 fpm /opt/plesk/php/7.2/sbin/php-fpm /opt/plesk/php/7.2/bin/php /opt/plesk/php/7.2/etc/php.ini true broken

Note: 'plesk-php72-fpm' handler id used as an example, it should be substituted with your own version.

Cause

Orphaned records remain in the database:

# plesk db "select section,name from ServiceNodeConfiguration where section='phphandlers' and name='plesk-php72-fpm' union all select section,name from ServiceNodeEnvironment where section='phphandlers' and name='plesk-php72-fpm'; "
+-------------+-----------------+
| section | name |
+-------------+-----------------+
| phphandlers | plesk-php72-fpm |
| phphandlers | plesk-php72-fpm |
+-------------+-----------------+

Resolution

1. Connect to the server via SSH

2. Create Plesk database backup

3. Access Plesk database and execute the following query:

   MariaDB [psa]> begin;
   MariaDB [psa]> delete from ServiceNodeConfiguration where section='phphandlers' and name='plesk-php72-fpm';
   MariaDB [psa]> delete from ServiceNodeEnvironment where section='phphandlers' and name='plesk-php72-fpm';
   MariaDB [psa]> commit;

4. Reread PHP handlers

   # plesk bin php_handler --reread