On a Windows server, changes made to a website's database often require a recycle of the site's application pool. Customers in a shared server environment may use the following steps to recycle the application pool through Plesk. Instructions for recycling the application pool through IIS on a dedicated server are included further down the page.
- Login to your Control Panel
- Choose the correct subscription from the drop down menu in the upper right
- Click on Domains tab. Then select your domain
- Click on Dedicated IIS Application Pool for Website at the bottom of the box
- Click on the yellow Recycle button in the top right
Recycle the Application Pool Directly through IIS (Dedicated Server Customers Only)
- Use Remote Desktop to log into your dedicated server
- Click on Start > Administrative Tools > Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager
- Expand the server listed. Click on Application Pools
- Locate the pool that needs to be refreshed. Right click on it
- Click on Recycle
Article ID: 643, Created: April 19, 2012 at 12:47 PM, Modified: November 4, 2020 at 12:14 PM