I find if you're using PHP, it's going to be your entire CPU and memory load problem, and the server in front of it isn't. I have bothered with php-fpm previou

I find if you're using PHP, it's going to be your entire CPU and memory load problem, and the server in front of it isn't. I have bothered with php-fpm previously, specifically so that when the server is getting hammered it just stops trying, instead of sending the box into OOM-killer.