Title: CPU usage maxing out
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# CPU usage maxing out

 *  [lonemojo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lonemojo/)
 * (@lonemojo)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cpu-usage-maxing-out/)
 * We have had an issue recently with our sites CPU and Memory maxing out whenever
   a page is loaded. I’ve seen a few questions about this, but nothing I have found
   works. Prior to this the site was running fine for several months
    So far I have
   tried – Updating WP to the latest version. – Updated all our plugins – Removing
   unused plugins (We are using about 7 atm) – Optimizing the DB – Deactivating 
   ALL plug ins. – Changing the theme to the basic one (TwentyEleven) – Reducing
   the number of posts shown per page to 5 Nothing has helped, and our hosts only
   response is to upgrade to a dedicated server, something that will push our monthly
   budget from $50 to $500, which is completely out of the question, especially 
   when there is no guarantee that it will help with the issue. The plugins I’m 
   running at the moment are Cyclone Slider Disqus Fast Secure Contact Form JW Player
   Plugin for WordPress NextGEN Gallery Pods Simple Local Avatars Ultimate Post 
   Type Manager
 * We are also using a network site, although this is the only site that people 
   are accessing, as other the other sites are being developed
 * Anyone had any success with this issue?

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 *  [Scott Kingsley Clark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sc0ttkclark/)
 * (@sc0ttkclark)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cpu-usage-maxing-out/#post-3337054)
 * How much data do you have on your site? How large is your database?
 *  Thread Starter [lonemojo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lonemojo/)
 * (@lonemojo)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cpu-usage-maxing-out/#post-3337056)
 * Hi Scott
    The database takes up about 8.11 MB, and there is about 240mb of actual
   site resources, including images etc
 * I should also note that the the memory sits at about 76kb when the site is inactive,
   and uses our 1 GB max whenever the pages are accessed.
 *  [Scott Kingsley Clark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sc0ttkclark/)
 * (@sc0ttkclark)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cpu-usage-maxing-out/#post-3337058)
 * Who is your web host?
 *  Thread Starter [lonemojo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lonemojo/)
 * (@lonemojo)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cpu-usage-maxing-out/#post-3337061)
 * AussieHQ is our webhost, and we are using a shared environment
 *  [Scott Kingsley Clark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sc0ttkclark/)
 * (@sc0ttkclark)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cpu-usage-maxing-out/#post-3337063)
 * Australian hosting isn’t my area of expertise, but something definitely sounds
   off about what you’ve explained, I don’t think there’s an issue with your site..
   especially only a 8MB large database.
 *  Thread Starter [lonemojo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lonemojo/)
 * (@lonemojo)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cpu-usage-maxing-out/#post-3337064)
 * Thanks Scott
    I’ll email them again and get them to have another look. At this
   point I can’t see anything that would be using a gig of ram on the site.

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 * Last reply from: [lonemojo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lonemojo/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cpu-usage-maxing-out/#post-3337064)
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