Title: CPU Usage 100%
Last modified: May 8, 2025

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# CPU Usage 100%

 *  Resolved [zurieee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zurieee/)
 * (@zurieee)
 * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cpu-usage-100-4/)
 * Hello everyone,
 * I’m experiencing an issue with my WordPress site. Recently, I’ve noticed that
   the CPU usage on my server stays at 100% almost constantly, which is causing 
   performance problems and slowing down the site.
 * I have reviewed the running processes and found that multiple `lsphp` processes
   are responsible for the high CPU load. Killing these processes only stops them
   temporarily, as they quickly restart afterwards.
 * What I’ve Checked So Far:
    - I turned off WP Cron
    - I turned off every plugin
    - I cleared Litespeed cache
    - I cleared Elementor cache
    - I asked host to clear delete processes but they are coming back.
 * Thanks in advance for any advice or guidance!
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fcpu-usage-100-4%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Support [qtwrk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/qtwrk/)
 * (@qtwrk)
 * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cpu-usage-100-4/#post-18457039)
 * does it lower down if you disable LiteSpeed Cache plugin ?
 *  Thread Starter [zurieee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/zurieee/)
 * (@zurieee)
 * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cpu-usage-100-4/#post-18457329)
 * When I disable plugin there is no change. It lowers only for 1 minute to 60% 
   when I am clearing whole cache.
 *  Plugin Support [qtwrk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/qtwrk/)
 * (@qtwrk)
 * [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cpu-usage-100-4/#post-18457358)
 * okay, then it’s not plugin related issue
 * from name it only says this is a php request , just like `php-fpm` or `php-cgi`,
   you may need to check the access log , if there is an excessive amount of requests
   continuously coming in

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 * Last activity: [1 year, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cpu-usage-100-4/#post-18457358)
 * Status: resolved