diff --git a/plogical/phpUtilities.py b/plogical/phpUtilities.py
index 8e69569ef..3e15258bf 100755
--- a/plogical/phpUtilities.py
+++ b/plogical/phpUtilities.py
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ class phpUtilities:
     def savePHPConfigBasic(phpVers,allow_url_fopen,display_errors,file_uploads,allow_url_include,memory_limit,max_execution_time,upload_max_filesize,max_input_time,post_max_size):
         try:
             serverLevelPHPRestart = '/usr/local/lsws/admin/tmp/.lsphp_restart.txt'
+
+
             command = 'touch %s' % (serverLevelPHPRestart)
             ProcessUtilities.executioner(command)
 
diff --git a/plogical/vhost.py b/plogical/vhost.py
index 78ef56d0f..f97ec6898 100755
--- a/plogical/vhost.py
+++ b/plogical/vhost.py
@@ -612,6 +612,10 @@ class vhost:
 
     @staticmethod
     def changePHP(vhFile, phpVersion):
+
+        from pathlib import Path
+        HomePath = Path("/home/%s" % (vhFile.split('/')[-2]))
+        virtualHostUser = HomePath.owner()
         phpDetachUpdatePath = '/home/%s/.lsphp_restart.txt' % (vhFile.split('/')[-2])
         if ProcessUtilities.decideServer() == ProcessUtilities.OLS:
             try:
@@ -636,12 +640,13 @@ class vhost:
 
                     writeDataToFile.close()
 
-                    writeToFile = open(phpDetachUpdatePath, 'w')
-                    writeToFile.close()
+                    command = 'sudo -u %s touch %s' % (virtualHostUser, phpDetachUpdatePath)
+                    ProcessUtilities.normalExecutioner(command)
 
                     installUtilities.installUtilities.reStartLiteSpeed()
                     try:
-                        os.remove(phpDetachUpdatePath)
+                        command = 'sudo -u %s rm -f %s' % (virtualHostUser, phpDetachUpdatePath)
+                        ProcessUtilities.normalExecutioner(command)
                     except:
                         pass
                 else: