Suspended Account FAQ

From Lunarpages Web Hosting Wiki

Finding yourself with a suspend account can be one of the worst thing around. Thankfully though, we have a few frequently asked questions here that should help you troubleshoot this problem as quickly as possible. If you find yourself in this situation, please contact support@lunarpages.com or put in a help desk ticket as soon as possible.

Why was my account suspended?

Most account suspensions happen when a script or number of scripts on an account eat up so many server resources, they are affecting other clients on the same server. It is Lunarpages job to make sure everybody is kept happy so the offending account may be suspended, and/or moved to another server until a solution can be found to the problem. Other suspension reasons may be because of billing related issues or disk space/bandwidth related issues.

What if I just ran out of disk space or bandwidth?

Then that should be a little less severe of a situation and should be dealt easier. With bandwidth you could purchase enough to last you out the rest of the month and with disk space and/or bandwidth upgrading your plan from one to the next could also help solve this. (situations might be different on a case by case basis)

What if my account was suspended due to a billing issue or late payment?

This can be taken care of by the billing team at billing@lunarpages.com. Most of the times, we can restart your charge - you pay the bill and then everything is back to normal in Lunar-land.

What is the solution (if not billing or bandwidth/disk space related)?

In most cases the offending script or practice can be removed from the account, and all can go back to normal. If the problem is more about usage of the account (such as to many people accessing the same script at the same time) you may be asked to upgrade to a VPS or dedicated hosting package.

Why should I upgrade to a VPS or dedicated hosting plan?

These accounts have fewer clients on them, so the server resources are more widely distributed. Also these account types allow for more advanced features not found on your usual hosting plans that some people may find that they need.

I have a ticket in about my situation, but support is not answering me back?

Support will get to you as soon as they can. You must realize though that it takes time and effort to investigate each issue on a case by case basis. If we were to turn back on an offending account without checking it out from head to toe, and then it took out a server, we would not be doing our jobs (and by our I mean Lunarpages).

Please wait as your issue is being investigated and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Working with support (by doing what they ask, and asking what you can do to help) is a good idea and will make the process go by faster.

Will the cPanel server status features give me any helpful information?

Watching the server stats via cPanel can often be misleading. Please check out this thread for more information on how to read these numbers and why they might not exactly be right. This is more of an issue with cPanel itself than something Lunarpages can prevent.

More Links to Helpful Information:

• More Specifics on Server Monitoring and Loads (related to exessive usage)