Ubuntu 14.04 crashes due to using too much memory

DustinB3403

@scottalanmiller on my distro I have to use Shift+f to change the sort order.

What is the syntax your using from the command line?

DustinB3403

Actually yeah no top and m doesn't sort for me, it just removes the usage at the top.

Using Top Shift+f and then select VIRT pressing "s" and then "q" sorts with the VIRT used highest to lowest.

IRJ

@aaronstuder said in Ubuntu 14.04 crashes due to using too much memory:

@IRJ is this related to this?

http://mangolassi.it/topic/7510/my-server-is-crashing-i-think-its-due-to-traffic-but-i-am-not-sure-how-to-tell

No different server, but similar problem.

Alex Sage

@IRJ How much RAM is on the VPS?

IRJ

@aaronstuder said in Ubuntu 14.04 crashes due to using too much memory:

@IRJ How much RAM is on the VPS?

2gb

Alex Sage

@IRJ Have you tried 4GB? Seems like your driving a lot of traffic - 2 might not cut it.

IRJ

@aaronstuder said in Ubuntu 14.04 crashes due to using too much memory:

@IRJ Have you tried 4GB? Seems like your driving a lot of traffic - 2 might not cut it.

I haven't because it's double the price. I am looking at migrating all my hosting to A2. I am trying to keep web cost and social media costs under $50 a month.

scottalanmiller

2GB can potentially handle a lot of traffic. Millions of hits a month, depending on the platform.

Alex Sage

@scottalanmiller Not will all the plugins he has.....

IRJ

@aaronstuder said in Ubuntu 14.04 crashes due to using too much memory:

@scottalanmiller Not will all the plugins he has.....

I have about 26 plugins which I am told for a large wordpress site is common and perhaps on the low end.

Alex Sage

@IRJ that's about 21 too many.

scottalanmiller

@IRJ said in Ubuntu 14.04 crashes due to using too much memory:

@aaronstuder said in Ubuntu 14.04 crashes due to using too much memory:

@scottalanmiller Not will all the plugins he has.....

I have about 26 plugins which I am told for a large wordpress site is common and perhaps on the low end.

That's a lot more than I normally see, but I'm not authority here. But I do know that the plugins themselves and not the number of them would be a bigger factor. One bad one is worse than thirty good ones.

IRJ

@aaronstuder said in Ubuntu 14.04 crashes due to using too much memory:

@IRJ that's about 21 too many.

Here is an article you should read....

https://wpengine.com/blog/plugins-and-fast-wordpress-sites-its-not-the-number-of-plugins-its-the-quality/

scottalanmiller

@aaronstuder said in Ubuntu 14.04 crashes due to using too much memory:

@IRJ that's about 21 too many.

Definitely about 21 more than I'm used to.

scottalanmiller

@IRJ said in Ubuntu 14.04 crashes due to using too much memory:

@aaronstuder said in Ubuntu 14.04 crashes due to using too much memory:

@IRJ that's about 21 too many.

Here is an article you should read....

https://wpengine.com/blog/plugins-and-fast-wordpress-sites-its-not-the-number-of-plugins-its-the-quality/

Which is basically what I just said before that