Restart Services

Valid for versions 106 through the latest version

Version:

106

Last modified: June 13, 2024


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Overview

You can use the Restart Services interfaces to restart services within the WHM interface.

Note:
  • To view these interfaces, you must log in as the root user or your host must enable Restart Services.
  • You cannot restart a stopped service. To start or stop services, use WHM’s Service Manager interface (WHM » Home » Service Configuration » Service Manager).
  • If these interfaces fail to restart a service, the service may have additional problems. For additional methods to restart services and troubleshoot service issues, read our How to Restart Services documentation.

Services

You can restart the following services:

Services Icon Description
DNS Server Use this interface to restart BIND or PowerDNS.
FTP Server (ProFTPD/Pure-FTPd) Use this interface to restart the server’s FTP service.
HTTP Server (Apache) Use this interface to restart Apache®.
IMAP Server Use this interface to restart Dovecot.
Mail Server (Exim) Use this interface to restart Exim.
Mailing List Manager (Mailman) Use this interface to restart Mailman.
PHP-FPM Service for Apache Use this interface to restart the PHP-FPM service for Apache.
SQL Server (MySQL) Use this interface to restart MySQL®.
SQL Server (PgSQL) Use this interface to restart PostgreSQL®.
SSH Server (OpenSSH) Use this interface to restart OpenSSH.

When the system prompts you for confirmation on these interfaces, click Yes.

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