{"id":18414,"date":"2026-09-29T23:33:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/knowledgebase\/restart-services-whm\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T23:33:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T20:33:56","password":"","slug":"restart-services-whm","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/en\/knowledgebase\/restart-services-whm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Restart Services in WHM"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hy-tldr\" style=\"background:#f6f7fb;border-left:4px solid #d83954;border-radius:10px;padding:14px 18px;margin:0 0 20px;line-height:1.8\"><strong>In short:<\/strong> To restart a service on a cPanel server: go to WHM, then Restart Services, choose the service (such as Apache, MySQL or Exim) and click Yes. A success message appears after the restart. Use it when a service stops working or after you change its settings.<\/div>\n<p>Sometimes a service on your server stops working correctly, or you install a package that needs the service to be restarted. You can do this from WHM.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Log in to WHM at <strong>https:\/\/your-server-ip:2087<\/strong> with your username and password.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/zasogooh\/2018\/04\/whm.png\" alt=\"WHM login\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Go to <strong>Restart Services<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/zasogooh\/2018\/12\/whm-Restart-Services2.png\" alt=\"Restart Services\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> You will see all the services on the server. Choose the one you want, for example <strong>HTTP Server (Apache)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/zasogooh\/2018\/12\/whm-Restart-Services3.png\" alt=\"Choose Apache\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Click <strong>Yes<\/strong> to restart it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/zasogooh\/2018\/12\/whm-Restart-Services4.png\" alt=\"Confirm restart\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The message <strong>Apache restarted successfully<\/strong> confirms the restart.<\/p>\n<p>See also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/en\/knowledgebase\/create-a-new-website-using-whm-cpanel\/\">how to create a new hosting account in WHM<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/en\/knowledgebase\/suspend-email-account-cpanel\/\">how to suspend an email account in cPanel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"hy-svc-link\" style=\"background:#fff5f7;border-left:4px solid #d83954;border-radius:10px;padding:14px 18px;margin:20px 0;line-height:1.8\"><strong>Related service:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/en\/server-management\/\">Hyyat Host server management<\/a> handles server services and updates for you, with 24\/7 support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In short: To restart a service on a cPanel server: go to WHM, then Restart Services, choose the service (such as Apache, MySQL or Exim) and click Yes. A success message appears after the restart. Use it when a service stops working or after you change its settings. 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