CPU Resource Restriction
Resource-intensive websites can lead to server issues and, consequently, can result in account restrictions. HostGator allows a maximum CPU usage limit of 25% on our Shared servers. If a hosting account exceeds this limit for longer than 90 seconds, resource restrictions will be placed on the account.
At this time, if an account's CPU usage is found to be outside of our Terms of Service, we will begin serving a cached version of your site. This means that your site will be rendered statically and will be served with updates at regular intervals. If this is happening, you may notice a significant delay in seeing changes to your site after making them.
In the event that you exceed the resource limit for your hosting account, you will receive an email from our server admins that you have exceeded the maximum 25% CPU usage limit.
How to remove the resource restriction
Caching will be removed from your site automatically when your resource usage has decreased. Many customers will not notice caching and may even experience improved performance, as this can be a superior way to deliver content to visitors.
To avoid or remove CPU resource restrictions, we strongly recommend optimizing the scripts that are in use on your site. The following knowledge base articles offer tips for optimizing common scripts:
For detailed information on our hosting plans' resource usage policies, please refer to HostGator's Terms of Service.