Hey all,
My current web host allows for up to 25 processes running at once. From what I can figure, Python scripts take up a spot in processes, but PHP doesn't?
I get a 500 error if more than 25 processes are running at once (unlikely, but still a hassle), so I was wondering if it would be easier on the server if I were to port my site over to PHP?
Thanks!
It depends on how you have PHP/Python set up. If you have, say, Apache loading PHP via mod_php, then it doesn't actually spawn a new process. Likewise, if you were using, say, Tornado to handle web requests, then the webserver itself is already running the Python process, and thus there's no additional Python processes required.
Basically... don't change languages just to alter the number of processes you have running. Instead, figure out what methods your current language has to reduce the process count.
You are using HostGator. Switch hosts. Their shared server offerings should be used by very low traffic, brochure sites as they cram 100's of vhosts onto each server.
If you can't switch, ensure you're setup to use mod_php (not suPHP or cgi) or Python equivalent. Otherwise, new processes will be spawned on each request and you'll be serving up blank pages in no time.