chubba - 12:25 pm on Aug 2, 2004 (gmt 0)

Hiya,

I presume you have tried typing 'top' (without apostrophe's) into your terminal to see what current server load is like?

If not do it immediately! This will show you current load levels - try it at your sites busiest point. This will give you a good indication of how much stress your site is under at peak times.

If there is quite a load the top display may show server processes that are running that are not required so you may be able to save some processor power by turning these services off.

If load is heavy then consider getting your server host to add more ram or go for a complete serrver upgrade.

Chubba