Weird File Requests and Easing Server Stress with .htaccess

Posted by admin on August 30, 2008
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I got an email from Media Temple (my hosting provider for CSS-Tricks) telling me that I was going to exceed my “GPU” limit for the month. Wha? Turns out a GPU is a “Grid Performance Unit” and is a Media Temple specific way to calculate how much server resources you are using. I think everything but database stuff is included in this. They provide a “GPU Tool” as part of their interface to show you what parts of your website are causing the most usage. I figured I’d better check it out to make sure everything was normal.

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