/usr nearly full, move and symlink check/ effect on Apache?

Linux server w/cpanel (prefer to keep awstats, webalizer)

I've determined that the directory filling up quickly is /usr/local/apache/domlogs....so I'm going to move domlogs to a larger partition and create a symlink. Here's what I plan; questions follow.

1. Copy /domlogs to larger partition, /home
Syntax from /usr/local/apache: cp -rpf domlogs /home

2. After verifying content has been copied (I'll just compare size in GB), remove the original:
rm -rf /usr/local/apache/domlogs

That completes the move.

3. Create symlink: ln -s /usr/local/apache/domlogs


Should I restart Apache afterwards? What happens when Apache can't find a reference since the original has to be removed before the s link is created?

Thanks

 

 

 

 

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