High traffic times cause WordPress/server to load slow

  • Hi,

    I run a WordPress blog that gets about 500 hits an hour, which is fine. However whenever I get a link from a site with high traffic, like 20,000 hits and hour, it causes my server to use all of its resources. I am running a 2.8GHZ Dual Xeon with 3GB of ram, so I know the server is fine. However, I know that the issue is MYSQL and Apache (which WordPress relies on) both compete for the server’s resources and bam causes it to load slow, if it loads at all.

    I am asking for suggestions how to fix this issue — if it requires me to pay for services, that’s no problem.

    BTW:I am using WP-Cache, which doesn’t help at all, it still kills my server.

    Thanks, Ian

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  • Thread Starter ian2

    (@ian2)

    bump

    Please don’t bump, as explained in the forum rules.

    And you should upgrade to the latest version of WordPress. The version you’re running has some major security issues. I don’t think that’ll fix you load issues, but you should still do it.

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