Useful OpenLiteSpeed Commands

If you’re using OpenLiteSpeed as your web server, here are some useful commands you can use when you’re logged into the server via ssh.

View OpenLiteSpeed Version

/usr/local/lsws/bin/lshttpd -v

Check for Configuration Errors

usr/local/lsws/bin/openlitespeed -t

Start OpenLiteSpeed

systemctl start lsws

Note that this does NOT restart the PHP processes – it only restarts the main lsws process.

Stop OpenLiteSpeed

systemctl stop lsws

Graceful Restart With Zero Downtime

systemctl restart lsws

Note that this does NOT restart the PHP processes – it only restarts the main lsws process.

Restart Full Stack Including PHP Processes

Run the following in sequence:

/usr/local/lsws/bin/lswsctrl stop
killall -9 lsphp
systemctl stop lsws
systemctl start lsws

Show OpenLiteSpeed Commands

/usr/local/lsws/bin/lswsctrl help

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