Problem with s3cmd - why does the server hang (LA -> ∞*)?

Question

FreeBSD

I wrote a small script, the essence of which is that it makes a backup of the database (mysqldump), and s3cmd puts it in the trash on Amazon.
*∞ - in fact, the values ​​reached 40-60, they were not allowed to grow further, because the site needed a working one. Everything was solved with the apache restart command.

Server Specifications

FreeBSD 8.3-Release-p5
Intel(R) Core(TM) i3 CPU [email protected]
Memory: 16Gb

Answer 1

Well, look at the top what exactly overloads the server for you and remove it.

Answer 2

Here, try my script. docs.mirocow.com/doku.php?id=mysql:mysql_utils
DB does not put