When a file is read, open or written by the operating system, the file inodes is checked by the server, and the more files or directories are hosted on the account, the more inodes are used. inodes are limited due to the number of resources the system requires to gather the data/locate the file from a large index table.
If the limit is reached no new file or directory can be created in the account, which could result in the website having problems in its operation. your account behaves in the same way as when the disk space limit is exceeded. Basically, you won’t be able to create/upload new files, receive emails, write data in the MySQL database, and your cPanel will show errors as no temporary files can be stored on your account anymore. You might also see your website down if the application used is doing continuous queries to the database, storing new data or if it requires to save new data in a temporary folder.
The solution is to delete files in the account that are being used (folders, images, etc.) emails or empty the spam folder or upgrade to a higher plan to better accommodate your hosting account needs. For this, you need to get in touch with your account manager, or if you don’t have an assigned one, contact our support team.
