CPU and Memory Usage for Shared Web Hosting

We get a lot of reviews from people whose web hosting company has kicked them off a shared web hosting platform because their sites are using too much of the server’s CPU or memory. In shared web hosting your site is sharing the server with tons of other people and if any site is receiving a lot of traffic or running a bad PHP script. This can cause the entire server to crash, slow down the loading of pages, and more.

If your web site is causing problems on the server you should upgrade or move to a more robust hosting setup such as a VPS or Dedicated Server.

So next time you’re looking for shared hosting and have a busy web site, start looking for VPS or dedicated service provider. If you do get this warning from a host ask for details and email me if you want some advice or help. And be aware it might be another person on the server as its hard to tell who is causing problems in some circumstances. You might find another shared hosting company never has a problem with your site.