maximum execution time for PHP

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I am working to download images from a website and there comes an error saying "Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded" and the downloading of images stopped. And I tried to add the following line of code that I thought could solve the problem:

ini_set('max_execution_time', 0); //zero means forever I think, I also tried 200 or 300 seconds

And it didn't give me errors BUT the execution stopped (I mean the images stop downloading).

How can I make the execution time extend like 300 seconds? Is there any solution for this?

Thanks in advance!

Edit:

function save_image($inPath,$outPath) { $in= fopen($inPath, "rb"); $out= fopen($outPath, "wb"); while ($chunk = fread($in,8192)) { fwrite($out, $chunk, 8192); } fclose($in); fclose($out); }

And a method call:

foreach($li->find('a[class=thumbnail]') as $img) { foreach($img->find('img') as $e) { $image++; echo "<img src=\"" . $e->src . "\"/>" . "<br>"; save_image($e->src, 'thumbs/image'. $image .'.JPG'); } }

That is the code that I'm using

There's probably a time limit on the functions you're using. Show us your code. — Madara's Ghost
– Madara's Ghost, Commented Jun 20, 2012 at 16:42

akjoshi · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-21 09:26:29Z

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Alternatively, you could change the max_execution_time in your php.ini file so that it matches what you need.

edited Jun 21, 2012 at 9:26

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user849137 · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-20 16:42:34Z

set_time_limit(0);

Make sure it's at the top of the document, just after <?php

Femaref · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-20 16:42:50Z

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You should use set_time_limit(0) (php.net) instead.

answered Jun 20, 2012 at 16:42

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