How can I set the maximum execution time for a PHP script?

php apache execution-time
Nick Q. picture Nick Q. · Apr 12, 2011 · Viewed 42.3k times · Source

I would like to change the maximum execution time for a PHP script. In the script I have tried 

ini_set("max_execution_time", "1000");

and

set_time_limit(1000);

together and separately.

I also added this line to .htaccess:

php_value max_execution_time 1000

php.ini has safemode off and the Apache server has the flag AllowOverride All. What must I do to get the server to allow a longer execution time?

Answer

Bryan Agee picture Bryan Agee · Apr 13, 2011

Setting the variable in the ini file works for me:

max_execution_time = 1000;

set_time_limit() should work as well, as long as it's not in safe mode.

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