How to force reload of configuration after modifying LocalSettings.php file in MediaWiki

Question

I need to reload configuration after modifying LocalSettings.php without restarting Apache.

How is it possible?

Kind regards

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65897798/how-to-force-reload-of-configuration-after-modifying-localsettings-php-file-in-m

Answer 1

If your LocalSettings.php is cached with opcache, you need to flush it. How it is done, is told here. In a nutshell:

• mod_php: apachectl graceful,
• php-fpm: service php-fpm reload,
• CGI or FastCGI: no need.

If you have APC: this answer.