Monitoring VPS Disk Space: Prevent Crashes Before They Happen
A full disk is one of the most common causes of VPS crashes. When disk space runs out, databases can’t write, log files can’t rotate, and applications fail in unpredictable ways. MySQL crashes, PHP sessions fail, and even SSH may stop working if /var/log fills up. The worst part: by the time you notice, the […]
Troubleshooting Common VPS Performance Issues
Run top or htop to identify CPU-hungry processes. Common culprits: runaway PHP scripts, brute-force attacks triggering excessive PHP execution, unoptimized database queries, and search engine bots crawling aggressively. For PHP: check slow logs and optimize the offending scripts. For bots: implement rate limiting in Nginx. For database: enable the slow query log and add missing […]
VPS Hosting for SaaS Applications: Architecture Guide
SaaS applications on VPS need careful architecture for multi-tenancy, scalability, and reliability. Choose between shared database (one DB, tenant column per table), shared schema (one DB, schema per tenant), or separate databases per tenant. Shared database is simplest and most resource-efficient for VPS — just add tenant_id to every query. Implement middleware that identifies the […]