Is a multisite resource heavy

What limits do they say you’re exceeding? If I was to guess, a suspension happens based on a bandwidth overage, first.

Switching to Multisite doesn’t multiply resource usage. You can share plugins, themes, and a database between sites so having three sites under WPMU (shorthand for WordPress Multisite) doesn’t lead to 3x resource usage.

Is a wordpress multisite installation more resource heavy than wordpress installed as a single site but they contain the same number of posts and pages etc.?

No.

10 sites on multisite is the same as 10 separate sites, though. So remember to count ALL the sites traffic ??

Have still not been able to get our web host to express as an actual figure what CPU usage our sites takes.

However it is clear that even though they offer a good deal in terms of web storage and bandwidth they dont seem to match this with processing power.

They are now saying that each site within the multisite is the equivilent of a database and it is this processing that is meaning we are exceeding our resource limit.

They claim a wordpress multisite is the equivilent to an e-commerce site. So when I asked about the cost of upgrading to that they were honest enough to admit it wouldn’t come with any more processing capacity!

As far as I can tell from shopping around shared hosting companies not one of them lists or itemises what restriction there is on CPU usage and Processes.

A bit like offering enough space to build a large house fully wired, but then telling you the generator means you can only have the lights on in one room!

So not sure whether to redesign the whole site to just a single wordpress blog.

Thanks for all feedback.

They are now saying that each site within the multisite is the equivilent of a database and it is this processing that is meaning we are exceeding our resource limit.

Well… Yes. Each site on the network is a site. It’s exactly the same if you have 10 separate sites vs 10 sites on a network ??

They claim a wordpress multisite is the equivilent to an e-commerce site.

No, they’re wrong there. Multisite is the equivalent of hosting multiple sites. What you do with each site depends on … what you do with each site. Bleah. I get why they think that, but the processing doesn’t change. One ecommerce store, stand alone, is the same as one on a multisite, but a multisite on it’s own is not.

Thanks

The problem now seems to be that the multi site is being hit by a huge number of hits which doesn’t have one IP address but is someone trying to access the site by adding ++liker.profil_URL++ to some of the sites urls. They make up nearly 50% of hits recorded by stats.

Also a large number of attempts to access wp-login.

The web host says I am exceedin the 2 FULL CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM.

But this only happens in peaks when these strange requests are made to the web site.

The problem now seems to be that the multi site is being hit by a huge number of hits which doesn’t have one IP address but is someone trying to access the site by adding ++liker.profil_URL++ to some of the sites urls. They make up nearly 50% of hits recorded by stats.

Well that’s not MULTISITE’S fault. ??

1) Ask your host about a firewall that can dynamically learn (like Mod_Security hooking in to ipTables).

2) try this: https://perishablepress.com/6g-beta/