High CPU usage and server load
Resource-intensive processes, traffic spikes, scheduled jobs and application or database workloads consuming server capacity.
Server load or outages? Get to the real bottleneck.
High load, memory pressure and recurring 5xx errors call for more than another restart. Get the resource or workload constraint identified and corrective work carried out with production risks in mind.
Where server problems show up
Memory and process exhaustion
Out-of-memory events, excessive worker counts, swap pressure and services restarting unexpectedly.
Disk and storage problems
Full filesystems, inode exhaustion, excessive logs, slow disk operations and processes blocked on I/O.
Web server and PHP failures
Apache, Nginx, LiteSpeed, PHP-FPM, reverse proxy failures, upstream timeouts and recurring HTTP errors.
Database performance
MySQL and MariaDB query pressure, connections, locking and workloads affecting application response times.
Failed services and server configuration
Services that fail to start, configuration conflicts, permissions, networking problems and failures after updates.
High load is a symptom, not a diagnosis.
A high load average can come from CPU pressure, blocked storage or a backed-up application. Each cause calls for different corrective work.
CPU utilization, load and process states
Memory, worker counts and swap pressure
Disk activity, latency and blocked tasks
Web server, PHP-FPM and application logs
Database queries and connection pressure
Traffic patterns and scheduled workloads
Production changes without guesswork.
An unstable server still runs important workloads. Restarts, configuration changes and resource adjustments should account for their impact on live applications.
Technical walkthroughs
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