Automatic OpenLiteSpeed ​​reload with DirectAdmin

In DirectAdmin, you can set OpenLiteSpeed ​​to reload automatically after .htaccess changes.

Automatic OpenLiteSpeed ​​reload with DirectAdmin

To set up automatic OpenLiteSpeed reloads with DirectAdmin, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your DirectAdmin server as root via SSH.
2. Create a new file named /usr/local/directadmin/scripts/custom/autoreload.sh using your preferred text editor.
3. Paste the following code into the file:

#!/bin/sh
/usr/local/lsws/bin/lswsctrl reload

4. Save and close the file.
5. Make the script executable by running the command:

chmod +x /usr/local/directadmin/scripts/custom/autoreload.sh

6. Edit the DirectAdmin configuration file /usr/local/directadmin/conf/directadmin.conf. Find the following lines:

crontask_frequency=5
crontask_hours=
crontask_days=

7. Change crontask_hours to 0.
8. Change crontask_days to *.
9. Add a new line below it, containing the following text:

cronjobkey10='*/5 * * * * root /usr/local/directadmin/scripts/custom/autoreload.sh >/dev/null 2>&1'

10. Save and close the file.
11. Restart DirectAdmin by running the command:

service directadmin restart

After completing these steps, OpenLiteSpeed will automatically reload every 5 minutes on your DirectAdmin server.

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Automatic OpenLiteSpeed ​​reload with DirectAdmin

Currently, OpenLiteSpeed ​​will read .htaccess at start time, so if some new .htaccess files are created or existing files have been modified, the changes will not take effect until OpenLiteSpeed ​​is started again. Please note that DirectAdmin offers customers the ability to reload OpenLiteSpeed ​​directly from the user level and do this automatically for any .htaccess files edited in File Manager. However, if you want to set up a cron job that will reload OpenLiteSpeed ​​every 3 minutes (for example) to check for any newer .htaccess files, you can create a cron job like this:

*/3 * * * * root if ! find /home/*/domains/*/*_html/ -maxdepth 2 -type f -newer /usr/local/lsws/cgid -name '.htaccess' -exec false {} +; then systemctl restart lsws; fi

You can add the above line to  /etc/cron.d/openlitespeed_htaccess_scan . It will scan .htaccess files in the public_html/private_html directories, with a maximum of 2 directory levels. The maximum level can be changed to 3 or more (even unlimited), but please note that it may slow down the scan.