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My host has told me that my account is causing high CPU usage ("you are actually the top use CPU/memory wise on the server") and may need a VPS account. Now, my agreed account has 60GB bandwidth and having only used 37GB I am struggling to understand why I may require a VPS? Something i cant really afford.

I was told it was because vBulletin has a high CPU usage "vbulletin is a fairly CPU hungry script partly due to its heavy database usage"

Is there anyway I can reduce CPU usage?
Is my host being a bit unfair?

Any feedback greatly appreciated

Is my host being a bit unfair?

For me, yes he is.
Your a victim of what is called overselling.

They host more peoples than they should, expecting them not to use the whole package they have buyed.

I where you I would try to find another host.
what is your monthly budget ?

The problem now though is moving the forum over. I would assume its a fair amount of hassle.

I currently pay $8 for 60GB bandwidth and 500mb space.

Currently looking at EasyCGI.com

Originally Posted by Bacon Butty

The problem now though is moving the forum over. I would assume its a fair amount of hassle.

I currently pay $8 for 60GB storage and 500mb space.

Currently looking at EasyCGI.com

yes shared hosting sucks the never live up to their offers!

Many hosting company's offer to move all content to their server For FREE

btw how much storage space are you currently using?

It can be seen that your band width requirement increasing gradually. It seems you need to expand your package any way. You may not be able to go with your current hosting plan not long.

How big is your database?

Seems to me for that price and those specs you are with an overselling host. I would look for a host that has eAccelerator or something similar installed. Vbulletin can use a lot of resources but it depends to on server specs and setup. Do you know the specs of the server your on? (Processor/RAM) Make sure you read closely the TOS of any host you look at as many list CPU usage in it.

Havent got database size at hand, will post it later.

We are running Windows 2003 Service Pack 2 with Dual Intel Xeon 2.8 GHz processors with 1 GB of RAM. We are also offering Windows 2008 with IIS 7.0

That is with Easycgi.com . Would that be suitable?

Originally Posted by Bacon Butty

Havent got database size at hand, will post it later.



That is with Easycgi.com . Would that be suitable?

I would consider looking for a shared host with more ram. 1 GB isn't alot for forums. Maybe one with a Quad Core too.

Ah thanks. Could anyone suggest hosts? I might be setting a mission impossible here but ideally no more than $10

how much space do you need? Definitely stay away from oversellers. A good site to research host would be www.webhostingtalk.com

Space isn't really an issue. 500mb would easily suffice.

Thanks for the link.

If 500mb is enough there is no way your database should cause an issue. Sounds like you simply need a host with a better server.

Currently I am using 363 Megabytes disk space (a lot of that is statistics/awstats etc) with 136.88 Megabytes available.

You should easily find a host that will suit your needs with your budget, just keep in mind to ask CPU limits and server specs.

Originally Posted by TheHosted

You should easily find a host that will suit your needs with your budget, just keep in mind to ask CPU limits and server specs.

Thanks again for the help.

Any suggestions on what kind of CPU limit/server spec I should ideally be looking for?

Originally Posted by Bacon Butty

Thanks again for the help.

Any suggestions on what kind of CPU limit/server spec I should ideally be looking for?

Like 5% or more I would guess.... I would ask your current host how much you were using.. some put the limit at 1%

Originally Posted by Bacon Butty

Ah thanks. Could anyone suggest hosts? I might be setting a mission impossible here but ideally no more than $10

When it comes to hosting, go for the time tested and trusted brands in the hosting business like MMhosting.com. It offers the Virtual Hosting packages that will satisfy your needs. Besides, it will give your web site reliability and stability it deserves.

Let me guess: You use Bluehost/Hostmonster? Or TheHosted? Or 1&1?

These companies are telling you to upgrade because they need your money! There are only 59 other sites with you are hosted on this server.

Migrate to something smaller and more reliable in terms of resourses usage.

Large hosts sometimes (or even often) make clients complain.

Originally Posted by neocarlos

Let me guess: You use Bluehost/Hostmonster? Or TheHosted? Or 1&1?

These companies are telling you to upgrade because they need your money! There are only 59 other sites with you are hosted on this server.

Migrate to something smaller and more reliable in terms of resourses usage.

Large hosts sometimes (or even often) make clients complain.

I never once told him to upgrade! I told him to find a shared host that doesn't oversell and has a better server

I think that if that is due to the CPU usage - he will unhappy on any shared account. In this case something dedicated needed VPS or dedicated server.