Thread: How can I see how much load I'm putting on a server?

Guys,

I've got a bunch of Wordpress installs on a server, and I'm wondering if I'm overloading it. Performance has degraded a bit. I can't tell if it's me or just the server in general.

Are there any tricks to seeing exactly what kind of load I'm putting on it? It's standard Cpanel/PHP/MySQL.

Thanks.

Lemonade

Assuming it's a linux box... ssh to the machine and run top

Or you can do a:

Cpanel - Server Status - Server Load

Assuming a lower level single cpu machine... As long as the load number is under 2 your pretty safe. You can peak to 5 or so but peak only.

yeah, I'd call support and see if they have a tool that's more descriptive than the Cpanel indicator if your not comfortable using ssh and top.

to see the top 10 processes with stats, SSH into your machine and type:

top -bn1 | head -n 17

Cpanel - Server Status - Server Load
does this option show your load or the server total load???

Lightly tap the door knob to your server room, checking for heat or fire on the other side of the door.