Server CPU load extreme high with our server

[RiP-Productions]

Hope that someone can help us solving this annoying problem !

Some info

Vbulletin 2.3.0
Severall hacks installed including Lesane's Store hack.

We have a forum running where constantly have +/- 150 members online.
Now are we already 2 times suspended by our new host http://www.aventurehosting.co.uk - Platinum hosting)
Our forum is pulling with 160 members online a CPU load of (at peek, evening NL time, GMT +1) 15.8 where 0.5 is normal.

Now we want to install the latest Vbulletin 3 forum and remove all hacks!
This should make the forum less CPU load intensive.

But now I want to know if there are more options that should decrease the CPU load.
So if anyone knows some tricks and tips would that be nice.

TIA

[Mr. HillBilly]

How does your host have their servers setup? Do they have Apache, mySQL and php, configured?


Saw their hardware


Hardware


Ensim Server Hardware
Intel Celeron 1.3->1.7Gh Processors
Minimum of 1GB RAM
60-120GB Hard Drives
256k FSB & 512 FSB cPanel Server Hardware
Intel Cerslon 1.3->1.7Ghz Processors
Minimum of 1GB RAM
60-80GB Hard Drives
256KB FST & 512FSB


It may be their servers that can't handle the forum.

[RiP-Productions]

They have running

Apache version : 1.3.28 (Unix)
PHP version : 4.3.2
MySQL version : 4.0.14-Standard

Also our bandwith increased drastically (going in one day from 1.5 gig to 6 gig !)
On how they have configured (if you mean paragraphs) I have to ask them.

[eva2000]

can you post the info asked here http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=70117

[RiP-Productions]

1. Shared hosting
2.
1.7Ghz Intel Processor
1 Gb Ram
60 Gb HDD EIDE non raid
Unix
Apache 1.3.28
PHP version : 4.3.2
MySQL version : 4.0.14-Standard

3. ? No clue
4. ? No clue
5. Hopefull you means this ?!
http://www.rip-productions.org/images/vbulletin/chart1.jpg
http://www.rip-productions.org/images/vbulletin/chart2.jpg
http://www.rip-productions.org/images/vbulletin/chart3.jpg
6. ? No clue, can't access it
7. http://www.rip-productions.org/forum232/admin/mysqlinfo.php
8. There are CGI scripts on it.
9. 140 average users with a max of 172 users
10. http://www.rip-productions.org/phpinfo.php
12. VB 2.3.0

[eva2000]

all images and mysqlinfo url are dead links ?

[RiP-Productions]

Oooops, enabled hotlinking that's why the images wouldn't show.

All links and images are working again.

[eva2000]

still no images ? and mysqlinfo links get this message


Sorry..
This website is currently unavailable.
Account holders can contact the support team for details.

[RiP-Productions]

Because of the CPU load we created, we are suspended by the host :mad: :confused:

[Dolby]

Sounds like you need your own dedicated server or atleast a VPS where you can use more cpu.

[Shining Arcanine]

Ditch the hacks and upgrade to vBulletin 3.0.0 Beta 5. That is probably the only way you can lower server load...

[eva2000]

Because of the CPU load we created, we are suspended by the host :mad: :confused:
did you have usepconnect = yes in /admin/config.php ?

[RiP-Productions]

did you have usepconnect = yes in /admin/config.php ?

usepconnect = 1;
So that would be a yes :D

[eva2000]

usepconnect = 1;
So that would be a yes :D
change it to 0 to turn if off should use less cpu/mysql concurrent connections and maybe you host will unsuspend your site