Apache CPU load over 500?

[mark b]

Hi all a tad baffled and not 100% on what to do as all seems ok bu I checked the apache status section in my root and the CPU was huge here's the the copy paste of that section

Apache server status

Server Version: Apache/2.2.26 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.26 OpenSSL/1.0.1e-fips mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635
Server Built: Dec 4 2013 07:43:31
Current Time: Sunday, 15-Dec-2013 22:28:29 GMT
Restart Time: Saturday, 14-Dec-2013 21:24:47 GMT
Parent Server Generation: 13
Server uptime: 1 day 1 hour 3 minutes 42 seconds
Total accesses: 27253 - Total Traffic: 438.9 MB
CPU Usage: u.53 s.62 cu511.09 cs0 - .568% CPU load
.302 requests/sec - 5101 B/second - 16.5 kB/request
3 requests currently being processed, 7 idle workers



Surly thas not normal
I am running a vps Linus server with duel Cores and 2 gig of ram
I run only 1 forum from it
Only

Any ideas on what I need do to reduce that huge CPU amount or is that normal ?

Many thanxs
Mark

 

[quietFinn]

You missed the dot:

.568% CPU load == 0.568% CPU load

 

[mark b]

Lmao now thats tiredness for you lol so sorry folks been bugging me for the last few hours thinging somthing major was wrong
Thanxs quietfinn
Topic closed

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello

I am happy to hear there was not an actual issue with the load. Note that the following thread is helpful if you do experience a load issue in the future:

Troubleshooting high server loads on Linux servers

Thank you.