I’m facing a really weird problem with my wordpress/server.
Sometimes when I add media (images) to a new post, and then try to submit this post, instead of my website I got the information in browser:
connection rejected by server
I contacted my hosting provider to solve this problem and they claim that my wordpress is generating too many simultaneous connections to server and that’s why my IP is being blocked (usually for about 48 hours). For everyone else the site is working perfectly fine.
Is it possible that adding images/submitting the post is generating more than 18 connections to server (that’s the limit that my hosting provider has on its servers)?
And if yes, how to solve this problem?
I’m using wordpress always updated to the newest version.
The only times I’ve seen hosts put limits on the number of MySQL connections is when the host is free or very cheap or incompetent.
Is it free hosting? It’s really easiest to spend a little money and get a good host.
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Many web hosting companies “throttle” accounts based on the number of simultaneous I/O connections & amount of CPU resources consumed. Your shared hosting should support around 10-20 simultaneous active users under this configuration for WordPress. Sounds like you were only using the site in development & triggered the account throttling, which may point to either problems in the WP install or overactive targeting by the web host. Check the error logs for the web site & consider another shared hosting plan with better resources.