Fixing Php Max execution time

Srinath — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 15:15:17 +0000

When you execute a php script you might come across this error

Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded

What does it mean ?
It means that your execution of your php script time has exceeded.

How to fix it ?
Its simple if you have root access then edit the php.ini

/usr/local/lib/php.ini

if it’s not found there then try

$ find /etc -name "php.ini"
or if it is not there then
$find / -name "php.ini"

edit php.ini find
max_execution_time
now change the number to your needs.

if you don’t have root access and you are on shared hosting then open notepad
copy paste this and save as php.ini and upload it to your script folder.
max_execution_time = 600 /// 600 in seconds. you might need to change it for your needs.

Running Xampp and IIS on same PC

Srinath — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 12:19:08 +0000

I tried to run both IIS and Xampp (apache) on same server but at first it didnt work. All web servers work on default port 80. So inorder to make Xampp work on IIS installed server then you need to change the xampp (apache) port to different. In order to run xampp on different port you need to edit the httpd.conf file.

C:\xampp\apache\conf\httpd.conf:

Search for “Listen 80″, change to “Listen 70″
Search for “ServerName localhost:80″, change to “ServerName localhost:70″

To make SSL work edit the following file

C:\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd-ssl.conf

Search for “Listen 443″, change to “Listen 4421″
Search for “ServerName localhost:443″, change to “ServerName localhost:4421″
Search for VirtualHost _default_:443>, change to VirtualHost _default_:4421>

Now restart Apache and you are done now. you have to access xampp throught http://localhost:70 and SSL via https://localhost:4421

Alternatively you can run Xampp by disabling IIS and vice verse.

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Fixing Php Max execution time

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