id,summary,reporter,owner,description,type,status,priority,milestone,component,version,severity,resolution,keywords,cc,focuses 33807,overload proceesor,ramymelegy,,"i have a wordpress on ubuntu server all last update after i upgrade to last version wordpress sudenly the processor full (8 cores) i upgrade my server to 16 core and still overloading after that i do the below Step 1. Fix the actual issue by applying part of the patch in that ticket. It's a one liner. Open the wp-includes/taxonomy.php file, and go to line 4448. This is that line: {{{ wp_schedule_single_event( 'wp_batch_split_terms', time() + MINUTE_IN_SECONDS ); }}} The problem is that the arguments are reversed. Switch them, like so: {{{ wp_schedule_single_event( time() + MINUTE_IN_SECONDS, 'wp_batch_split_terms' ); }}} That will fix the underlying issue, but it won't stop the load. To do that, we're going to make a temporary mu-plugin. Step 2. Navigate to your /wp-content directory. Create a subdirectory called ""mu-plugins"", at /wp-content/mu-plugins. The name of the directory is important. If you already have that directory, just go in there. Create a new file called ""fix.php"". {{{