Introduction

If you’re running a website from a Linux-based server, whether it is via shared hosting, VPS hosting, or even a cloud server, it is imperative to ensure that your server has enough memory (RAM) so that everything operates cleanly. Memory is what your server uses to run applications and process tasks; basically, memory runs everything that powers your website. As memory becomes full or overloaded, your website will ultimately slow down, become unresponsive, or completely crash. For businesses that depend on uptime and speed, that is the last thing that you need.

The good news is that checking memory usage on a Linux server isn’t hard. Even if you don’t consider yourself “techy”, there are quick and simple ways to get an overall idea of how much memory your server is using and what is occupying space. In this blog, I present six simple methods that get you familiar with memory usage on your Linux hosting server. These methods are helpful especially if you are running WordPress on a VPS, are managing clients on a reseller hosting account, or hosting applications in a dedicated Linux environment.

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