Execution time out problem

wardrobe

I have a script which is required more than 5 minutes to execute.

In the php.ini, I modified the max_execution_time to 600 seconds (10 minutes). However, the program will prompt "Time out" error after around 5 minutes.

Also, I tried to use "ini_set(max_execution_time, 600);", it is still failed.

The platform is IIS 5 and PHP 4.3.2

Please help.

Thanks your help in advance.

kevinc

No script should run for more than 5 minutes. That's a whole lot of time to run something. Rather run things in batches, and schedule them using Cron or "Scheduled Tasks."

wardrobe

Originally posted by kevinc
No script should run for more than 5 minutes. That's a whole lot of time to run something. Rather run things in batches, and schedule them using Cron or "Scheduled Tasks."

Hi Kevinc,

Thanks for your response.

In fact, it is a web-based program. The code will be executed according to the user request.

Does PHP have "thread" feature? So that I can the code at the backend?

HalfaBee

PHP doesn't have any thread system.
On UNIX hosts you could run a script in the background using system or exec() calls , but I am not sure about windoze.

HalfaBee

ugh82

add to the php script :

set_time_limit(0);

set_time_limit() has no effect when PHP is running in safe mode.