Title: Server CPU overload by admin-ajax.php Last modified: March 9, 2018 --- # Server CPU overload by admin-ajax.php * [unlambda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/unlambda/) * (@unlambda) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-cpu-overload-by-admin-ajax-php/) * Hello What causes admin-ajax.php to be extremely hungry ? I installed Heartbeat Control and I disabled all. But it doesn’t help. Any suggestions ? A short list of main installed plugins PeepSo Glossary plugin Q&A plugin Yoast LifterLMS UpdraftPlus * ``` 8663 61.65% POST mywebsite.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php 2880 20.50% GET mywebsite.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php?action=updraft_ajax&subaction=activejobs_list&nonce=a785222f07&downloaders= 996 7.09% POST mywebsite.com/peepsoajax/notificationsajax.get_latest_count 204 1.45% GET mywebsite.com/favicon.ico 113 0.80% POST mywebsite.com/peepsoajax/chatajax.get_chats 99 0.70% GET mywebsite.com/ 88 0.63% POST mywebsite.com/peepsoajax/activity.show_posts_per_page 87 0.62% GET mywebsite.com/wp-cron.php 61 0.43% GET mywebsite.com/dictionary/ 61 0.43% GET mywebsite.com/peepsoajax/notificationsajax.get_latest?page=1&per_page=5&unread_only=0 21 0.15% GET mywebsite.com/robots.txt 14 0.10% GET mywebsite.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=cmtt_settings 13 0.09% GET mywebsite.com/answers-page/ 11 0.08% GET mywebsite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/481d2.js 11 0.08% GET mywebsite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/8fce0.js 11 0.08% GET mywebsite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/9f110.js 11 0.08% GET mywebsite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/06912.js 11 0.08% GET mywebsite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/2040a.js 11 0.08% GET mywebsite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/1553c.js 11 0.08% GET mywebsite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/25da9.js Top CPers: (237.670 total) ------------------------------------------- 199.843 mywebsite.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php 13.712 mywebsite.com/peepsoajax/notificationsajax.get_latest_count 7.327 mywebsite.com/wp-cron.php 2.155 mywebsite.com/peepsoajax/activity.show_posts_per_page 1.803 mywebsite.com/peepsoajax/chatajax.get_chats 1.603 mywebsite.com/ 1.497 mywebsite.com/peepsoajax/notificationsajax.get_latest 1.019 mywebsite.com/favicon.ico 0.673 mywebsite.com/wp-admin/admin.php 0.346 mywebsite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/9f110.js 0.339 mywebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/ultimatemember/3/profile_photo-190.jpg 0.331 mywebsite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/a2696.js 0.315 mywebsite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/1553c.js 0.308 mywebsite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/d8b7c.js 0.292 mywebsite.com/robots.txt 0.283 mywebsite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/481d2.js 0.277 mywebsite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/06912.js 0.271 mywebsite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/67a22.js 0.261 mywebsite.com/wp-content/cache/minify/2040a.js ``` - This topic was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by [unlambda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/unlambda/). - This topic was modified 8 years, 3 months ago by [unlambda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/unlambda/). Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total) * [a2hostingrj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/a2hostingrj/) * (@a2hostingrj) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-cpu-overload-by-admin-ajax-php/#post-10055712) * I think it might be related to the plugin Updraft Plus: * [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraft-plus-polling-admin-ajax-heartbeat/](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/updraft-plus-polling-admin-ajax-heartbeat/) * [https://updraftplus.com/forums/topic/updraft-calls-ajax-a-lot-and-making-the-dashboard-very-ver-slow/](https://updraftplus.com/forums/topic/updraft-calls-ajax-a-lot-and-making-the-dashboard-very-ver-slow/) * Thread Starter [unlambda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/unlambda/) * (@unlambda) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-cpu-overload-by-admin-ajax-php/#post-10055812) * Thank you for your suggestion but in Updraft Plus settings I have only manual settings: Files backup schedule: manual Database backup schedule: manual In fact I disabled it and I have same situation. * [a2hostingrj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/a2hostingrj/) * (@a2hostingrj) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-cpu-overload-by-admin-ajax-php/#post-10060702) * Disable it completely. * Thread Starter [unlambda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/unlambda/) * (@unlambda) * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-cpu-overload-by-admin-ajax-php/#post-10060725) * It is disabled (desactivated) completely. Not deleted. I’m guessing that it is PeepSo calling admin-ajax.php. Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total) The topic ‘Server CPU overload by admin-ajax.php’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 4 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [unlambda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/unlambda/) * Last activity: [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-cpu-overload-by-admin-ajax-php/#post-10060725) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics