Common causes for resource overusage (Linux)
Your shared hosting account can only use a limited amount of system resources. If you are overusing resources on your hosting account, you should review your hosted sites to see if they match any of these common causes.
| Cause | Description |
|---|---|
| Storing large files or file collections | Improperly using your hosting account's storage space (more info) |
| Sites that promote spamming | Letting anonymous users to spam elements of your website (more info) |
| Unrestricted or anonymous user creation | Letting anonymous users to create site content (more info) |
| Web scraping, indexing, and scanning applications | Hosting applications that scan massive amounts of external site data (more info) |
| Auto-blogging, article spinning, and SEO-inflation | Automating external content creation for invalid SEO purposes (more info) |
| Mass merchant affiliates and cloned websites | Cloning multiple external websites for invalid SEO purposes (more info) |
| Mass-emailing platforms | Sending massive email campaigns through your web hosting (more info) |
| Outdated applications and add-ons | Hosting applications or plugins that are outdated and pose security risks (more info) |
| Other common causes | Hosting poorly scripted applications, hosting compromised sites, etc. (more info) |
We are not able to support custom scripting or third-party applications. You can review these guides for general information, but ultimately you will be responsible for diagnosing, troubleshooting, and correcting any issues that can exist in your sites or applications.
