Resource usage is an inbuilt feature in cPanel which shows the charts and statistics of resource usage of your website on the server. It includes CPU usage, Physical memory usage(RAM usage), entry processes, faults, I/O usage(input/output usage) according to time frames.
It is like a task manager or server that shows the current resources usage of your account on the server.
Resource Usage is very important because resources like CPU, RAM, inodes(number of files of your website) etc. are limited and if they are overused they may lead to “resource limit errors” . So you must check your website resource usage from time to time so that you can check where your website resources are being used and optimize your website accordingly so that it will consume less server resources. An optimized website will also load faster and improve the performance of your website. To view resource limit information for your account, follow these steps:
1.Log in to cPanel.
2.In the METRICS section of the cPanel home screen, click Resource Usage.
3.On the Resource Usage page, cPanel displays a summary for your account. Depending on your account's resource usage, you may see:
- Your site had no issues in the past 24 hours: If you receive this message, your account did not trigger any limits within the past 24 hours.
- Your site has been limited within the past 24 hours: If you receive this message, your account triggered at least one resource limit within the past 24 hours. cPanel displays additional information about which resource (or resources) triggered the limit.
- Your site might hit resource limits soon: This message is a warning that your account may trigger resource limiting in the near future. cPanel displays additional information about which resource is at risk of triggering a limit.
4.To view detailed resource usage information for your account, click the Details button or click the Current Usage tab. cPanel displays usage graphs and a usage table:
- By default, cPanel displays resource usage information for the current day. To change the time interval displayed, in the Timeframe list box, select the range of time to be displayed. In the Time Unit listbox, select the interval between the data points to be displayed.
5.Click the Snapshots tab to see available usage snapshots. Use the arrow buttons to view snapshots in sequence or use the calendar list box to select a specific date and the snapshot list box to select a specific time to view.
