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GridPane Knowledge Base CLI Reference
At the time of this original writing May 13th 2021 there was no documented CLI from GridPane. So I created this page, and then they released it at some point. So You can find the following cli refences on the GridPane Knowledge Base.
GridPane GP-CLI Quick Reference
GP-CLI Quick Reference | GridPane
This article details all of the available GP CLI commands that you can run on your GridPane servers. It’s rapid-fire, and so doesn’t go into any in-depth…
GridPane CLI Service Management: Nginx
Service Management: Nginx | GridPane
Nginx Configuration Check Run either of these commands after making configuration changes to find issues before reloading or restarting the Nginx. Stop/
GridPane CLI Service Management: PHP
Service Management: PHP | GridPane
Stop/Start PHP These commands stop and start PHP. Run them separately. You have to designate the version in the command. For example: Restart PHP The restart…
GridPane Configure Monit Service Management and Notifications with GP-CLI
Configure Monit Service Management and Notifications with GP-CLI | GridPane
GridPane uses Monit to manage services and restart them if they start misbehaving. Sometimes you might wish to adjust these settings yourself – for example…
How to Use GP WP-CLI and Regular WP-CLI on GridPane Servers
How to Use GP WP-CLI and Regular WP-CLI on GridPane Servers | GridPane
This article digs into how to use WP-CLI commands on your GridPane servers. By default, WP-CLI is installed on all GridPane servers out of the box and you…
GridPane CLI Commands
I’ve scrapped all of these commands and put them into a table for easy searching and filtering.
| Command | Action | Group |
|---|---|---|
| gp ngx -t | Test Nginx configuration syntax | nginx |
| gp ngx -status | Show Nginx service status | nginx |
| gp ngx -stop | Stop Nginx service | nginx |
| gp ngx -start | Start Nginx service | nginx |
| gp ngx -reload | Reload Nginx configuration without full restart | nginx |
| gp ngx -restart | Restart Nginx (stop + start) | nginx |
| gp stack nginx geoip -on {account.id}:{license.key} | Enable GeoIP2 module with license | nginx |
| gp stack nginx geoip -off | Disable GeoIP2 module | nginx |
| gp stack nginx worker -connections {integer} | Configure worker connections | nginx |
| gp stack nginx limits -client-body-timeout {integer} | Set client body timeout | nginx |
| gp php {version} -stop | Stop PHP service (specific version) | php |
| gp php {version} -start | Start PHP service (specific version) | php |
| gp php {version} -reload | Reload PHP configuration | php |
| gp php {version} -restart | Restart PHP service (specific version) | php |
| gp stack php {version} -max-exec-time {integer} | Set max execution time | php |
| gp mysql -stop | Stop MySQL service | mysql |
| gp mysql -start | Start MySQL service | mysql |
| gp mysql -restart | Restart MySQL service | mysql |
| gp stack mysql -max-connections {value} | Set maximum database connections | mysql |
| gp redis -stop | Stop Redis service | redis |
| gp redis -start | Start Redis service | redis |
| gp redis -restart | Restart Redis service | redis |
| gp stack redis -max-memory {integer} | Set maximum Redis memory | redis |
| gp ngx -t | Test Nginx configuration syntax | nginx |
| gp ngx -status | Show Nginx status | nginx |
| gp ngx -stop | Stop Nginx service | nginx |
| gp ngx -start | Start Nginx service | nginx |
| gp ngx -reload | Reload Nginx configuration | nginx |
| gp ngx -restart | Restart Nginx service | nginx |
| gp stack nginx geoip -on {account.id}:{license.key} | Enable GeoIP2 with license | nginx |
| gp stack nginx geoip -off | Disable GeoIP2 | nginx |
| gp stack nginx geoip -update {iso.code}:{yes.no} | Update GeoIP2 country settings | nginx |
| gp stack nginx geoip -remove {iso.code} | Remove GeoIP2 country entries | nginx |
| gp stack nginx worker -connections {integer} | Set worker connections | nginx |
| gp stack nginx worker -rlimit-nofile {integer} | Set worker file descriptor limit | nginx |
| gp stack nginx server-name -in-redirect {value} | Configure server name redirect | nginx |
| gp stack nginx server-name -hash-bucket-size {int} | Configure server name hash bucket size | nginx |
| gp stack nginx limits -client-body-buffer-size {int} | Set client body buffer size | nginx |
| gp stack nginx limits -client-body-timeout {int} | Set client body timeout | nginx |
| gp stack nginx limits -keepalive-timeout {int} | Set keepalive timeout | nginx |
| gp stack nginx open-file-cache -max {elements} -inactive {timeout} | Configure open file cache | nginx |
| gp stack nginx fastcgi -buffering {value} | Enable/disable FastCGI buffering | nginx |
| gp stack nginx fastcgi -buffers {quantity} {size} | Set FastCGI buffer sizes | nginx |
| gp stack nginx proxy -buffering on/off | Toggle proxy buffering | nginx |
| gp stack nginx proxy -cache-background-update on/off | Toggle proxy cache background update | nginx |
| gp site {site.url} -disable-xmlrpc | Disable XML-RPC | site |
| gp site {site.url} -enable-xmlrpc | Enable XML-RPC | site |
| gp site {site.url} -block-wp-content.php | Block access to wp-content.php | site |
| gp php {version} -stop | Stop PHP service (specific version) | php |
| gp php {version} -start | Start PHP service (specific version) | php |
| gp php {version} -reload | Reload PHP service | php |
| gp php {version} -restart | Restart PHP service | php |
| gp stack php {version} -max-exec-time {int} | Set max PHP execution time | php |
| gp stack php {version} -mem-limit {int} | Set PHP memory limit | php |
| gp stack php {version} -upload-max-filesize {int} | Set upload max filesize | php |
| gp stack php {version} -opcache-enable | Enable PHP Opcache | php |
| gp stack php {version} -opcache-disable | Disable PHP Opcache | php |
| gp stack php -site-max-exec-time {int} {site.url} | Set site PHP execution time | php |
| gp stack php -site-mem-limit {int} {site.url} | Set site PHP memory limit | php |
| gp stack php -site-pm {value} {site.url} | Configure PHP process manager | php |
| gp site {site.url} -switch-php {version} | Switch site PHP version | site |
| gp mysql -stop | Stop MySQL | mysql |
| gp mysql -start | Start MySQL | mysql |
| gp mysql -reload | Reload MySQL | mysql |
| gp mysql -restart | Restart MySQL | mysql |
| gp stack mysql -max-connections {int} | Set max MySQL connections | mysql |
| gp stack mysql -innodb-buffer-pool-size {int} | Set InnoDB buffer pool size | mysql |
| gp redis -stop | Stop Redis | redis |
| gp redis -start | Start Redis | redis |
| gp redis -reload | Reload Redis | redis |
| gp redis -restart | Restart Redis | redis |
| gp stack redis -max-memory {int} | Set Redis max memory | redis |
| gp stack redis -enable-persistence | Enable Redis persistence | redis |
| gp stack redis -disable-persistence | Disable Redis persistence | redis |
| gp site {site.url} -route-domain-www | Force www domain | site |
| gp site {site.url} -route-domain-root | Force root domain | site |
| gp site {site.url} -route-domain-off | Disable domain routing | site |
| gp site {site.url} -redis-cache -ttl {seconds} | Enable Redis page cache | site |
| gp site {site.url} -fastcgi-cache -ttl {seconds} | Enable FastCGI cache | site |
| gp site {site.url} -cache-off | Disable caching | site |
| gp site {site.url} -redis-object-caching on/off | Toggle Redis object cache | site |
| gp fix cached {site.url} | Clear all caches for site | site |
| gp fix cached | Clear all caches on server | nginx |
| gp site {site.url} -6g-on | Enable 6G WAF | site |
| gp site {site.url} -6g-off | Disable 6G WAF | site |
| gp site {site.url} -7g-on | Enable 7G WAF | site |
| gp site {site.url} -7g-off | Disable 7G WAF | site |
| gp site {site.url} -modsec-on | Enable ModSec WAF | site |
| gp site {site.url} -modsec-off | Disable ModSec WAF | site |
| gp site {site.url} -modsec -paranoia-level {1-4} | Set ModSec paranoia level | site |
| gp site {site.url} -enable-wp-fail2ban | Enable Fail2Ban for WordPress | site |
| gp site {site.url} -disable-wp-fail2ban | Disable Fail2Ban for WordPress | site |
| gpbup {site.url} -purge {storage} {date.from} {date.to} | Purge backups from storage | backup |
| gpbup -update-gridpane-backups-system | Update backups system | backup |
| gpbup {site.url} -remote-bup-on/off | Enable/disable remote backups | backup |
| gpbup all-sites -set-backup-schedule … | Schedule backups for all sites | backup |
| gpbup all-sites -set-prune-schedule … | Set prune schedule for all sites | backup |
| gp site {site.url} -wp-debug-on/off | Toggle WP debug mode | site |
| gp site {site.url} -gpcron-on {interval} | Enable GP-Cron with interval | site |
| gp site {site.url} -gpcron-off | Disable GP-Cron | site |
| gp site {site.url} -brotli-on/off | Toggle Brotli compression | site |
| gp site {site.url} -http-auth | Enable HTTP authentication | site |
| gp site {site.url} -http-auth-off | Disable HTTP authentication | site |
| gp site {site.url} -csp-header-on/off | Toggle CSP headers | site |
| gp site {site.url} -suspend | Suspend a site | site |
| gp site {site.url} -unsuspend | Unsuspend a site | site |
| gp site {site.url} -suspend -use-server-custom | Suspend with server custom template | site |
| gp wp {site.url} {wp.cli.command} | Run WP-CLI command on site | site |
| gp site all-sites sync-php-settings | Sync PHP settings across all sites | php |
| gp site all-sites sync-6g-settings | Sync 6G WAF settings | site |
| gp site all-sites sync-7g-settings | Sync 7G WAF settings | site |
| gp site all-sites sync-modsec-settings | Sync ModSec WAF settings | site |
| gp site all-sites sync-wpf2b-settings | Sync Fail2Ban settings | site |
| gp site all-sites sync-nginx-cache-settings | Sync Nginx cache settings | nginx |
| gp site all-sites sync-object-cache-settings | Sync Redis object cache settings | redis |
| gpmonit {service} -cpu-warning-percent {int} -cpu-warning-cycles {int} -cpu-restart-percent {int} -cpu-restart-cycles {int} -mem-high-mb {int} -mem-high-cycles {int} -mem-restart-mb {int} -mem-restart-cycles {int} | Configure thresholds for a service | monit |
| gpmonit {service} –debug | Show debug information | monit |
| gpmonit {service} –no-reload | Do not reload Monit | monit |
| gpmonit nginx -cpu-warning-percent 50 -cpu-warning-cycles 5 -cpu-restart-percent 70 -cpu-restart-cycles 5 -mem-high-mb 800 -mem-high-cycles 10 -mem-restart-mb 900 -mem-restart-cycles 10 | Set Nginx CPU/memory thresholds | monit |
| gpmonit mysql -cpu-warning-percent 120 -cpu-warning-cycles 10 -cpu-restart-percent 180 -cpu-restart-cycles 5 -mem-high-mb 2692 -mem-high-cycles 10 -mem-restart-mb 3365 -mem-restart-cycles 10 | Set MySQL CPU/memory thresholds | monit |
| gpmonit mysql -mem-high-mb 800 -mem-restart-mb 900 | Increase MySQL memory limits | monit |
| gpmonit mysql -cpu-warning-percent {int} | Set MySQL CPU warning percent | monit |
| gpmonit redis -cpu-warning-percent 120 -cpu-warning-cycles 10 -cpu-restart-percent 160 -cpu-restart-cycles 5 -mem-high-mb 907 -mem-high-cycles 10 -mem-restart-mb 1207 -mem-restart-cycles 10 | Set Redis CPU/memory thresholds | monit |
| gpmonit redis -mem-high-mb 800 -mem-restart-mb 900 | Increase Redis memory limits | monit |
| gpmonit redis -mem-high-mb {int} | Adjust Redis memory high limit | monit |
| gpmonit nginx -cpu-warning-percent 100 -cpu-warning-cycles 5 -cpu-restart-percent 120 -cpu-restart-cycles 5 -mem-high-mb 1615 -mem-high-cycles 10 -mem-restart-mb 2826 -mem-restart-cycles 10 | Set Nginx CPU/memory thresholds (alt) | monit |
| gpmonit openlitespeed -cpu-warning-percent 100 -cpu-warning-cycles 5 -cpu-restart-percent 120 -cpu-restart-cycles 5 -mem-high-mb 1615 -mem-high-cycles 10 -mem-restart-mb 2826 -mem-restart-cycles 10 | Set OLS CPU/memory thresholds | monit |
| gpmonit php71 / php72 / php73 / php74 | Select PHP version for Monit | monit |
| gpmonit php7{x} -cpu-warning-percent 120 -cpu-warning-cycles 10 -cpu-restart-percent 180 -cpu-restart-cycles 5 -mem-high-mb 2692 -mem-high-cycles 10 -mem-restart-mb 3365 -mem-restart-cycles 10 | Set PHP CPU/memory thresholds | monit |
| gp server -update-monit | Update Monit settings | monit |
| gpols site {site.url} | Generate site vhconf and restart OpenLiteSpeed | site |
| gpols httpd | Generate server conf and restart OpenLiteSpeed service | nginx |
| gpols log {site.url} | View last 500 lines of site error log | site |
| gpols log {site.url} -f | Follow site error log in real-time | site |
| gpols log {site.url} -a | View site access log | site |
| gpols log httpd | View server error log | nginx |
| gpols log httpd -f | Follow server error log in real-time | nginx |
| gpols log httpd -a | View server access log | nginx |
GridPane Undocummented CLI Commands
These commands are not documented by GridPane.
| Command | Action | Group |
|---|---|---|
| gpupdate | Updated GridPane scripts | core |
| cat /usr/local/bin/lib/ols/versions | Show available openlitespeed versions that GridPane allows | ols |
Changelog
- 08-20-2025 – Added GridPane CLI references from their knowledge base, added some unknown commands.
Jordan Trask
With 20 years of experience in technology spanning Linux, Data Center Infrastructure, and related services and applications, Jordan consults with small, medium, and large organizations tackling technology problems and needs. With 10 years of experience in WordPress, he’s created Managing WP as a means of dumping his brain on the web.
Jordan operates LMT Solutions providing Technology Consulting Services and We Power WP for WordPress Care Plans and Support.
