Title: WordPress Site High CPU Usage (Help)
Last modified: July 29, 2024

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# WordPress Site High CPU Usage (Help)

 *  Resolved [juanwp22](https://wordpress.org/support/users/juanwp22/)
 * (@juanwp22)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-high-cpu-usage-help/)
 * Hello,
 * I have a server on Cloudways with 1 Core, 1GB RAM, and 25GB SSD. Since the latest
   update, the CPU usage randomly spikes to 100%, preventing me from editing files
   and causing the server to crash. This is very unusual because my web traffic 
   is now about half of what it was in previous years, and I never experienced these
   issues before.
 * Site health info:
 * >     ```wp-block-code
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8:44 ammbstring: Enabledallow_url_fopen: Enabled
   >     ```
   > 
 * I have already optimized the database and the problem continues. Any idea?
 * Regards,
    -  This topic was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by [juanwp22](https://wordpress.org/support/users/juanwp22/).

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 *  [kuckovic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kuckovic/)
 * (@kuckovic)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-high-cpu-usage-help/#post-17921308)
 * Hi [@juanwp22](https://wordpress.org/support/users/juanwp22/)
 * Well – it might be one of 2 possible problems.
   Do you have WP Rocket installed?
   If so, it **might** be the issue, since they’ve had som problems with the plugin
   exhausting the CPU (huge talk in their Facebook group about this) – here’s a 
   [link](https://docs.wp-rocket.me/article/48-high-cpu-usage?fbclid=IwY2xjawEVaBVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHagioFLtakvJhrMRBviyK7zekp9cbO3J7B_w7oWwszb-qflCv7J-TNddUg_aem_5nRSuE4GYdkPWGwv5TZ8AA),
   where they provide some troubleshooting on this. I think this has been patched
   though – but if you’re running an older version, the issue might still be there.
 * The other thing – which I personally think is causing the issue, is Cloudways.
   
   I don’t have anything against them personally – I’ve never used them TBH – but
   I’ve read SO MANY posts on CPU issues with Cloudways. [Here’s a thread](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/help-with-reducing-cpu-usage-100/page/2/)
   on the exact same issue as you’re experiencing. Again, I’m not familiar with 
   Cloudways myself – but I’m active in a lot of WordPress groups on Facebook – 
   and they’ve been bashed quite a lot by people experiencing issues with high CPU
   usage.
 * Hope this clears it a bit.
   Best regardsAris
 *  Thread Starter [juanwp22](https://wordpress.org/support/users/juanwp22/)
 * (@juanwp22)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-high-cpu-usage-help/#post-17921370)
 * Hi [@kuckovic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kuckovic/)
 * I do not use WP-Rocket as it is not compatible with Ezoic (Leap). On the other
   hand I do use Heatbeat Control by WP-Rocket which was a recommendation from Cloudways
   support. I will read the thread you suggest.
 * Regards,
 * Juan
 *  [kuckovic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kuckovic/)
 * (@kuckovic)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-high-cpu-usage-help/#post-17933105)
 * Hi [@juanwp22](https://wordpress.org/support/users/juanwp22/)
 * Any news on this matter?
 *  Thread Starter [juanwp22](https://wordpress.org/support/users/juanwp22/)
 * (@juanwp22)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-high-cpu-usage-help/#post-17933112)
 * Hi [@kuckovic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kuckovic/)
 * I deactivated Woocoomerce and all the problems were solved. Apparently that was
   what was causing the problem, and as I didn’t use it anymore, I didn’t investigate
   the cause. Now without Woocoomerce everything works perfectly.
 *  [kuckovic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kuckovic/)
 * (@kuckovic)
 * [1 year, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-site-high-cpu-usage-help/#post-17933121)
 * [@juanwp22](https://wordpress.org/support/users/juanwp22/)
 * Glad it’s working now! 😀

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