Shared hosting divides a server’s capacity between accounts. Some limits are fixed allowances; others are fair-use limits on how much of the server one account can use at the same moment.
Allowances
| Limit | On Traxio | What counts |
|---|---|---|
| Disk space | 3GB | Files, databases, email, backups on the server |
| Bandwidth | 100GB a month | Data sent to visitors |
Bandwidth and disk space explained
Fair-use resource limits
CPU and memory are shared, with limits typical of shared hosting. These are the kinds of limit involved:
| Limit | Means | Hit by |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | Processor time available to your account | Uncached dynamic pages under traffic; heavy scripts |
| Memory | RAM your running processes can use together | Many simultaneous PHP requests; memory-hungry plugins |
| Entry processes | Simultaneous connections running scripts | Traffic spikes; slow pages holding connections open |
| Processes | Total running processes | Stuck cron jobs; runaway scripts |
| I/O and IOPS | Disk read/write speed and operations per second | Large backups, imports, heavy logging |
| Inodes | Number of files and folders | Cache folders, email, session files What are inodes? |
What happens at a limit
Requests over the limit wait or fail. Visitors may see slow pages or a “508 Resource Limit Is Reached” error. The limit protects other accounts and resets as soon as load drops. “508 Resource Limit Is Reached” and slowdowns under load
Staying comfortably within limits
- Cache dynamic pages — the single most effective step
- Block abusive bots and brute-force attempts (Brute-force login attacks: how to recognise and stop them)
- Schedule heavy jobs sensibly (How to create a cron job in DirectAdmin)
- Keep the site’s software lean and updated
A typical small site never comes close.