How to restart the Plesk service

1. Connect to a Plesk server via SSH.

2. Run the following command to restart the Plesk services:

   # service sw-engine restart && service sw-cp-server restart

There are 3 different ways to restart the Plesk Management Service on Windows Server.

• Restarting via Plesk Services Monitor

  1. Connect to a Plesk server via RDP.

  2. Start Plesk Services Monitor from the tray > Select Plesk Management Service under the Plesk Run-Time section > Click Restart.

     

      

• Restarting via a command prompt

  1. Connect to a Plesk server via RDP.

  2. Start a command prompt as an Administrator and run the following commands one by one:

     C:> net stop plesksrv
     net start plesksrv

   

• Restarting via Services MMC

  1. Connect to a Plesk server via RDP.

  2. Start Services at Windows Start > All Programs > Windows Administrative Tools.

  3. In the Services console, right-click on Plesk Management Service and click Restart.