# Apache graceful restart?

**URL:** <https://forums.interworx.com/t/apache-graceful-restart/11654>\
**Category:** Feature Requests\
**Created:** [May 31, 2007, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.interworx.com/t/apache-graceful-restart/11654 "2007-05-31T12:47:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![NeilM](https://forums.interworx.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/13edae/32.png) [@NeilM](https://forums.interworx.com/u/NeilM)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2007, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.interworx.com/t/apache-graceful-restart/11654/1 "2007-05-31T12:47:10Z")

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Is there any chance of restarting apache using the graceful option instead of doing a hard restart?

I just had a whole bunch of pointer domains added to one SiteWorx account, and with apache being restarted after each one was added, some of my busy sites effectively became unavailable.

I realise a full restart will be needed after rotating logs etc. but I’d have thought a graceful should be OK after config changes?

Thanks  
Neil

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**Author:** ![IWorx-Robert](https://forums.interworx.com/user_avatar/forums.interworx.com/iworx-robert/32/15_2.png) [@IWorx-Robert](https://forums.interworx.com/u/IWorx-Robert)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.interworx.com/t/apache-graceful-restart/11654/2 "2012-06-29T10:59:08Z")

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There’s a setting in NodeWorx’s System Services \> Web Server page that deals with “force graceful restart”. You can use that to make sure your server rolls over gracefully.