Our shared hosting servers use CloudLinux LVE (Lightweight Virtual Environment) technology. Each hosting account gets its own guaranteed share of server resources, so one busy website can't slow down everyone else.
The limits
- CPU – how much processor time your account can use
- Physical memory (PMEM) – how much RAM your scripts can use together
- I/O – how fast data can be read from and written to disk
- IOPS – how many disk operations per second
- Entry processes (EP) – how many PHP scripts can start at the same moment
- Number of processes (NPROC) – total processes running for your account
Checking your usage
In cPanel, open Resource Usage in the Metrics section. It shows whether you've hit any limits recently and when.
What happens at a limit
Your site isn't switched off. Instead, requests slow down or visitors briefly see a 503 or 508 Resource Limit Reached error until usage drops.
How to reduce usage
- Turn on caching (for WordPress, LiteSpeed Cache or AccelerateWP)
- Remove unused plugins and update the rest
- Block bad bots and spam traffic
- Move heavy tasks such as backups to quiet times
Note: these limits apply even if your PHP settings say otherwise; a PHP memory limit higher than your account's memory limit won't be usable. If you regularly hit limits, raise a ticket and we can recommend a larger package.
