What can cause CPU over usage?

[IronWarrior]

Am very worried about my site overusing the CPU, but I have no real idea what can cause it, I searched though many posts on the matter and understand the basics, but I still couldn't really find a real answer on the matter.

The site I have, only gets about 100 or so visitors per day, which is fine, because the site supports a small gaming community with gaming files, like maps, skins, files of that sort, they are only a few mb in size, though the site does have a few files that are bigger, but due to their size and nature they are not downloaded as much.

The site itself is very simple, nothing fancy, just clean open pages with a few images about.

CPU usage has never really been on my mind when we was with the old host, but I did check it in the days before we moved here, the cpu useage when I checked would be very low, 0.1% to 1.5% or so.

Am at a point, where am scared of logging onto the cpan, website, ftp or anything else connected with the website for too long just incase I add to the load in my everyday workings on the site.

[gwyneth]

As you may have discovered by searching, your usage becomes "too much" when it affects other accounts on the same server.

You could get a rough idea by performing an action in one window, and while it is running, opening cPanel in another and clicking the link for server status in the lefthand column.

[IronWarrior]

Originally Posted by gwyneth

As you may have discovered by searching, your usage becomes "too much" when it affects other accounts on the same server.

You could get a rough idea by performing an action in one window, and while it is running, opening cPanel in another and clicking the link for server status in the lefthand column.

I don't have the server status option in my cPanel, from the the other topics that I have seen, this option is not installed on shared box's.

My old host did, but that was on a dedicated box.

[gwyneth]

Look in the lower side of the left hand column. Among the rows of small type that gives you version information are several words that are in different colored type. One of them should lead to server status.

[gtgeorge]

Originally Posted by IronWarrior

I don't have the server status option in my cPanel, from the the other topics that I have seen, this option is not installed on shared box's.

My old host did, but that was on a dedicated box.

When looking on a couple servers I had access too, the server status is not available for HG customers not on a dedicated account. WHM still provides the info for resellers though

[IronWarrior]

I understand you are trying to help, but it is not there.

[YukonMaster]

Originally Posted by gtgeorge

When looking on a couple servers I had access too, the server status is not available for HG customers not on a dedicated account. WHM still provides the info for resellers though

I had 4 different shared accounts over a while, and all of them had access.

[gwyneth]

I just took this screen shot of the cPanel on our old shared account--which has no connection to our dedi. It is a normal Swamp account.

[slapshotw]

That's not enabled on all the shared servers.

[YukonMaster]

Just ask Live Chat to get that enabled for you.

[IronWarrior]

Blah, just did, the tech said he didn't have access where he was, so have to send an email. ^^

One question, wouldn't having this option enabled, use the CPU more?

[YukonMaster]

Originally Posted by IronWarrior

Blah, just did, the tech said he didn't have access where he was, so have to send an email. ^^

One question, wouldn't having this option enabled, use the CPU more?

No, it would be enabled server wide so it wouldn't have anything to do with you.

[IronWarrior]

Originally Posted by YukonMaster

No, it would be enabled server wide so it wouldn't have anything to do with you.

Oh cool, I only ask because when I was researching the other topics on the subject, I gathered that it might.

[slapshotw]

You don't have to be *that* crazy about it...logging into cPanel, logging into FTP etc... isn't going to jump the CPU.

[IronWarrior]

Originally Posted by slapshotw

You don't have to be *that* crazy about it...logging into cPanel, logging into FTP etc... isn't going to jump the CPU.

Well I hope not, this is my first time hosting an website. ^^

[gwyneth]

Originally Posted by IronWarrior

Oh cool, I only ask because when I was researching the other topics on the subject, I gathered that it [the server status screen]might.

Happily, in this case Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle doesn't apply.

[Robert Paulson]

Originally Posted by slapshotw

That's not enabled on all the shared servers.

Why not?

And is it as simple as just requesting it? I am concerned about this, too. I am extremely satisfied with the service here, and I don't want to push my limit unknowingly.

[slapshotw]

Request it to support. The worst thing that can happen is they say no.

Just ask them for a server status view in cPanel like some of the other HG shared servers have.

[gwyneth]

Originally Posted by slapshotw

Request it to support. The worst thing that can happen is they say no.

Just ask them for a server status view in cPanel like some of the other HG shared servers have.

So some shared accounts don't have "General Server Information"? Or is it that their "General Server Information" doesn't include "Click for server status"?

Our account with it dates from summer 2006, and of course I assumed everyone had it--very handy. Especially the PHP and MySQL versions, which I must have logged in just to see at least a few dozen times last year.

Could this be a cPanel skin thing? I just checked the cPanel demo on HG's sales page --it is also 'X' theme, and the "General Server Information" is right there.

[gtgeorge]

Originally Posted by gwyneth

So some shared accounts don't have "General Server Information"? Or is it that their "General Server Information" doesn't include "Click for server status"?

Our account with it dates from summer 2006, and of course I assumed everyone had it--very handy. Especially the PHP and MySQL versions, which I must have logged in just to see at least a few dozen times last year.

Could this be a cPanel skin thing? I just checked the cPanel demo on HG's sales page --it is also 'X' theme, and the "General Server Information" is right there.

I actually wondered it too and typed in the proper address that should have pulled up the server status with or without a link and found a 404 error~ So I doubt it will get enabled for those that don't have it. Just my opinion though. I like to look things over whenever I have access to one of HG's servers

[gwyneth]

Originally Posted by gtgeorge

I actually wondered it too and typed in the proper address that should have pulled up the server status with or without a link and found a 404 error~ So I doubt it will get enabled for those that don't have it. Just my opinion though. I like to look things over whenever I have access to one of HG's servers

I'd think you would get that error without a user name and password to trigger the cPanel-based script.

When I tried switching skins on the HG cPanel demo--from X to one of the others--I got a "Firefox has detected that the server will never finish this request" (same as on at least one of the accounts I created on our dedi, but that's a different story).

OP or anybody, does your cPanel have a small selector box in the upper right below the banner? If it does, and it doesn't say X but something like 3x, try switching to X--probably the first choice. That would tell us if it's just a cPanel skin/theme issue--the options are way different between them.

[ghpk]

Originally Posted by IronWarrior

Am very worried about my site overusing the CPU, but I have no real idea what can cause it,

But i wonder how come you can say you are over-using.
Only the server owners can see if a user is using too much cpu/ram.

I think you should ask support to check if you are near or hitting the CPU limits imposed by TOS.

[slapshotw]

It's in feature manager for the root user: Server Status Viewer. They enable or disable it.

[Goddess Dix]

Originally Posted by IronWarrior

Am very worried about my site overusing the CPU, but I have no real idea what can cause it, I searched though many posts on the matter and understand the basics, but I still couldn't really find a real answer on the matter.

The site I have, only gets about 100 or so visitors per day, which is fine, because the site supports a small gaming community with gaming files, like maps, skins, files of that sort, they are only a few mb in size, though the site does have a few files that are bigger, but due to their size and nature they are not downloaded as much.

don't avoid using your control panel and other site features over cpu paranoia. you won't "push yourself over the cpu limit" by normal site activity.

for a site like yours, you're not going to even touch cpu iisues unless you've got an ill-behaved bot that visits your site, install a katrillion hacks for your forums, have a script that runs amok, or something like along those lines.

if there is a concern, hg will notify you and they work with you to get the problem solved. worry less, play more.

[IronWarrior]

Originally Posted by Goddess Dix

don't avoid using your control panel and other site features over cpu paranoia. you won't "push yourself over the cpu limit" by normal site activity.

for a site like yours, you're not going to even touch cpu iisues unless you've got an ill-behaved bot that visits your site, install a katrillion hacks for your forums, have a script that runs amok, or something like along those lines.

if there is a concern, hg will notify you and they work with you to get the problem solved. worry less, play more.

Thank you for your reply, was hoping that you would reply, from what I have seen you seem to know your stuff.


Well I asked HQ about having the option turned on, they said no. ^^