Lately, there is a friend asking me whats the cpu usage limit for host gator hosting, and also how many simultaneous mysql database connection allowed. A quick search at internet can’t find me any information to help answering it. Following some finding and confirmation had been made:
- Hostgator allow maximum of 25 mysql connection simultaneously. If you having 5 domains, then its 25 connection each domain, and total of 125 connections.
- Hostgator allow maximum of 25% CPU usage limit.
25 simultaneous mysql connection is a lot. Basically a forum with 300-400 active members, would only hit this 25 simultaneous connection once a while. Basically, choose to host optimised forum script. I strongly recommend vbulletion forum, instead of phpBB, IPB, or SMF board.
For the CPU usage, its rarely that you hit the 25% cpu usage. Unless your site is script intensive and require more logic processing or in another word process intensive. Another question is regarding flash download site, will it hit this quota. Very unlikely, because flash file is downloaded to user browser and play from browser. This making use of the bandwidth only.
However when you hit the cpu usage quota or when you hit the usage limit. There is always a trick to run around it. Most commonly suggested tricks is to turn off the awstat that come with your cpanel. Note that awstat and other tracking tools used up quit some number of cpu and mysql connection. By turning this off, you gain more resource for use.
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