SOLVED /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/restartsrv_httpd doesn't restart Apache

[PeteS]

/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/restartsrv_httpd does not restart Apache (nor does /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/restartsrv_apache). It has been that way for some time, apparently. I discovered this when I noticed that the Engintron plugin's Apache restart didn't work, so I pursured as a bug with them first. It calls this script, which appears to be correct, so I tried on CLI and it doesn't restart it, per systemctl status httpd.service

I can restart from WHM (what does WHM call?), and on CLI via systemctl restart httpd.service.

Can anyone else confirm this or help with it?

-Pete

 

[cPanelLauren]

What occurs when you run this script through CLI? It definitely performs a graceful restart of apache on my system so I'm not able to replicate this behavior:

[[email protected] ~]# /scripts/restartsrv_httpd
Waiting for “httpd” to restart gracefully …waiting for “httpd” to initialize ………finished.

Service Status
    httpd (/usr/sbin/httpd -k start) is running as root with PID 2083 (systemd+/proc check method).

Startup Log
    May 03 13:00:05 server.myhostname.us systemd[1]: Starting Apache web server managed by cPanel EasyApache...
    May 03 13:00:07 server.myhostname.us systemd[1]: Can't open PID file /run/apache2/httpd.pid (yet?) after start: No such file or directory
    May 03 13:00:07 server.myhostname.us systemd[1]: Started Apache web server managed by cPanel EasyApache.

Log Messages
    [Mon May 04 13:37:27.116322 2020] [mpm_event:notice] [pid 2083:tid 46996269315136] AH00489: Apache/2.4.43 (cPanel) OpenSSL/1.1.1g mod_bwlimited/1.4 configured -- resuming normal operations
<SNIPPED>

httpd restarted successfully.
[[email protected] ~]#

If you want a hard restart of apache:

 /scripts/restartsrv_httpd --stop

/scripts/restartsrv_httpd --start

or alternatively:

/scripts/restartsrv_httpd --restart --hard

After a hard restart:

# apachectl status
               Apache Server Status for localhost (via 127.0.0.1)

   Server Version: Apache/2.4.43 (cPanel) OpenSSL/1.1.1g mod_bwlimited/1.4

   Server MPM: event

   Server Built: Apr 27 2020 15:46:38

   --------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Current Time: Monday, 04-May-2020 14:40:58 CDT

   Restart Time: Monday, 04-May-2020 14:40:52 CDT

The help information in the script explains what restart is performed by default:

[[email protected] ~]# /scripts/restartsrv_httpd --help
/scripts/restartsrv_httpd - manage service httpd

Usage: /scripts/restartsrv_httpd [ACTION] [OPTIONS]

The default action is to restart the httpd service.

The script returns 0 in case of success,
and a positive integer in case of an error.

Note: Error output is displayed on STDERR.

Available actions:
   --help           Display this help message.
   --restart        Restart the service (via a soft restart, if available). [default action]
   --hard           Perform a hard restart (skip the soft restart).
                    This is the default action if soft restarts aren't supported for the service.
   --graceful       Attempt a graceful restart of the service, if the service supports this action.
   --reload         Reload the service, if the service supports this action.
   --stop           Stop the service.
   --status         Return the current service status via the exit code.

Available options:
   --notconfigured-ok    Services that are not configured will exit with a non-fatal return code
                             (this does not mean they'll carry out the requested action, ie start)

Sample usages:
# Restart the service (using a "soft" or "graceful" restart when supported)
> /scripts/restartsrv_httpd
> /scripts/restartsrv_httpd --restart
# Stop the service.
> /scripts/restartsrv_httpd --stop
# Perform a hard restart.
> /scripts/restartsrv_httpd --restart --hard

 

[PeteS]

It appears to restart, giving the output expected as you post (with variations appropriate to my server), but when I check the uptime/PID, nothing has changed.

What gets called in WHM?

WHM and systemctl restart httpd.service work as expected (new PID and uptime).

-Pete

 

[cPanelLauren]

It's a graceful restart, or reload the PID wouldn't change. You're looking for a hard restart. Try the instructions for that which I provided I believe you'll see the difference.

 

[PeteS]

Ah, so it is! Thanks for clarifying.

Systemctl restart defaults to a hard restart.

Am I correct that WHM restarts apache with --hard since there is no option for graceful (as there is with reboot)? You can mark SOLVED after your response.

Thanks, again!

-Pete

 

[cPanelLauren]

Yep it does perform a hard restart instead of a reload! I'll go ahead and mark this as resolved for you