Applications which overload the server

ANDERSON · #1 (**permalink**) 20-05-11, 07:57 AM

I have a genral query about CPU usage or Dedicated server getting overloaded. I just wanted to know that what are the applications which can overload the server and eat most of the CPU.

**Ross** · #2 (**permalink**) 20-05-11, 09:48 AM

Large databases, VPN connections, Anti-viruses like drweb and clamd, sapmd and leechprotectDB eat up your CPU and may overload the server.

**whukrobert** · #3 (**permalink**) 20-05-11, 10:30 AM

Bad scripting as well can cause server load problems, I noticed a number of PHP scripts with awful loop sections which cause the server to overload. Any bad script can in theory pull down a server, its a matter of monitoring loads (we do so 24/7) then targetting the area overloading and disable/fix that specific problem.

Thanks for your question

jamewhite86 · #4 (**permalink**) 31-01-12, 04:49 AM

The most common use of web servers is to host web sites but there are other uses such as data storage or running enterprise applications. Thanks for sharing the information

davedj · #5 (**permalink**) 31-01-12, 07:05 AM

I remember having too many SQL queries, connections that overloaded the server. It then takes you to kill all the processes or stop sql service for couple of minutes.

**WH-Garry9** · #6 (**permalink**) 01-02-12, 02:11 AM

Sometimes, MySQL or MSSQL can be corrupted and this may also cause the overuse of CPU resources which will overload the server.