At Kinsta, we have an awesome feature we call self-healing PHP. This comes in handy if you happen to get a 502 error or if something else goes wrong. If PHP goes down for any reason, our system automatically tries to auto-restart it back up. In a lot of cases, this is all that’s needed, and you’re good to go!
On rare occasions, it might be a bigger issue. In which case, our system automatically logs this for our Systems Administration (sysadmin) team to check out. Otherwise, you can still restart PHP for any of your websites individually with a simple click of a button from MyKinsta.
How to Restart PHP Manually
To restart PHP on your WordPress site, follow the steps below.
- Log in to MyKinsta.
- Go to WordPress Sites and select the site on which you’d like to restart PHP.
- Go to the Tools tab and find the Restart PHP section.
- Click the Restart PHP button.
Please note that restarting PHP will take about 5-10 seconds. You will receive a notification at the bottom of the screen when it is completed.
Note: You will also need to delete your site’s cache to see the changes.