Title: Internal Server Errors & Database Errors when getting high traffic
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Internal Server Errors & Database Errors when getting high traffic

 *  [freebieshark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/freebieshark/)
 * (@freebieshark)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-errors-database-errors-when-getting-high-traffic/)
 * Hello all!
 * My website [http://www.freebieshark.com](http://www.freebieshark.com) frequently
   has been getting a lot of errors when experiencing high traffic. I never used
   to have this issue. I have not installed any new plug-ins at all.
 * My host gator account shows this process, constantly reoccuring..maybe causing
   my site to crash?
    /usr/bin/php /home/freebies/public_html/index.php
 * Any help is appreciated!!

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-errors-database-errors-when-getting-high-traffic/#post-2519682)
 * Have you checked the server’s error logs? Or tried contacting your hosts about
   it? They may be able to help you pinpoint the problem.
 *  Thread Starter [freebieshark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/freebieshark/)
 * (@freebieshark)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-errors-database-errors-when-getting-high-traffic/#post-2519683)
 * Thanks for the quick reply! I am not sure how to check the server’s error logs.
   How can that be done?
 * Also- I have contacted Host gator multiple times. The last person I spoke with
   said I have too many processes and this process is the cause. I can’t figure 
   out how to stop this process from reoccuring!
    /usr/bin/php /home/freebies/public_html/
   index.php
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-errors-database-errors-when-getting-high-traffic/#post-2519684)
 * > How can that be done?
 * Hostgator should be able to point you in the right direction.
 * > this process is the cause
 * I think they could provide a lot more detail that that if they were pushed a 
   little. You could try deactivating plugins to see if this helps. And/or switching
   to the Twenty Eleven theme but I don’t see anything on your home page that stands
   as as a possible resource hog.
 * Try asking them if they can move you to another server. Perhaps it’s not your
   site that is the issue…
 *  Thread Starter [freebieshark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/freebieshark/)
 * (@freebieshark)
 * [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-errors-database-errors-when-getting-high-traffic/#post-2519686)
 * Thanks for the tips. I will contact them again to see if they can help. I am 
   not sure what is causing this, and it is really irritating!

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 * Last reply from: [freebieshark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/freebieshark/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-errors-database-errors-when-getting-high-traffic/#post-2519686)
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