Server load is high
 

I am currently combating some server issues. My server is getting VERY slow at times. I have been testing a lot of different things.

My server load is jumping up above 1.00-2.00+ somewhat regularly and this is REALLY slowing down the site. I have tested by disabling the plug-in system and it still jumps up.

I am currently using the following:

vBulletin 3.7.3 PL1
PHP 5.1.6
MySQL 5.0.45

I do use a lot of plug-ins, but as previously stated, I have tested with the hooks off.

I will gladly provide any information I can, but I have to find a way to get my forums more reliable.

Thanks!

Are you on shared hosting? do you have your own server?
If so, you can post a request at vb.com for server optimiation

We are running on a Virtual Private Server.

How do I request a server optimization on vb.com?

How much RAM is your VPS allowed to use?

My guess is your running out of RAM, did you check your RAM use under the slow times via ssh?

To be honest, I'd think it's the words VPS that are the problem - even though they may give you a decent slice of RAM and CPU, disk I/O tends to be lousy, and that really slows things down. Even on a single core machine, a server load of 1-2 isn't particularly high. Don't forget too that if you have multiple cores, 1-2 isn't high at all.

Is it a shared MySQL server, or one running on your VPS?

Post in Server Configuration. See the stickied thread on this forum for the information you should provide.

install xcache to speed up your forum ;)
google: xcache