Litespeed Web Server constantly restarts when updating MaxMind's (GeoIP) databases

[savvos]

Hello!

I run a cron job that automatically gets the mmdb files from an external server I own.

However, when the download completes (almost always within seconds), Litespeed Web Server restarts indefinitely and every website becomes inaccessible. I need to kill the processes and restart Litespeed for it to work properly.

Any ideas?

 

[serpent_driver]

Documentation is your friend.

https://docs.litespeedtech.com/lsws/cp/cpanel/geoip/#geoip-rewrite-rules-infinite-loop

 

[savvos]

I think that you copied the wrong part, but I found out from a Reddit post that the right hierarchy of actions is:
Remove existing database > Copy new ones > Restart Web Server.

Is that right? How will the websites not crash between the time of removal and the copy? Am I missing something?

 

[serpent_driver]

Is that right?

LiteSpeed support should answer this question.