PHP Fatal error: Maximum execution time exceeded
Problem: Your PHP max execution time was exceeded and PHP quits.
Solution: Extend PHP's Runtime Configuration max_execution_time.
For security reasons try changing max_execution_time to 60 seconds first, then longer if you need it.
* Also, you'll need to change the pathing I've used as appropriate for you site / system.
# Drupal Solution Details #
First we need to play, "Where's php.ini?"
:WHM (cPanel):
Goto: Service Configuration » PHP Configuration Editor
Edit: max_execution_time
Click: Save
cPanel makes life easy. You can skip the rest of this.
:Drush:
If you have Drush, go to your site's directory:
$ cd [YourDrupalInstallDir] $ drush status
Look for the line "PHP configuration," which will tell you where your php.ini is. Here's a couple examples:
PHP configuration : /etc/php.ini PHP configuration : /usr/local/lib/php.ini
:Command line:
If you don't have Drush, give these paths a shot:
/etc/php.ini /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini /private/etc/php.ini /usr/lib/php.ini /usr/local/lib/php.ini /usr/local/php5/lib
or use:
$ locate php.ini
:Webserver:
To be definitive add a phpinfo file to your webserver
<?php phpinfo(); ?>
and open it ( http://{yourserver.com}/somename.php ) and find the section "Loaded Configuration File."
Let's Edit
Yeah, finally . . .
$ grep execution /etc/php.ini max_execution_time = 30
Switch to root, make a backup, edit, and you're good. Here's a command line example of how to do that:
$ su - $ cd /etc $ cp php.ini php.ini.[Today'sDate] $ nano php.ini [Crtl W] max_execution_time [Crtl K] [Crtl U] [Crtl U] {comment out first line by adding ; to be beginning of the line} {change second line to 60} [Crtl X] y
Your lines will look something like this before you save:
; Maximum execution time of each script, in seconds ; http://www.php.net/manual/en/info.configuration.php#ini.max-execution-time ; max_execution_time = 30 max_execution_time = 60
Can't edit your php.ini?
Alternatively if you can't edit your php.ini, add
ini_set('max_execution_time', 60);
to your settings.php
$ cd [YourDrupalInstallDir]/sites/default $ chmod +r settings.php $ nano settings.php {add ini_set above, preferably to the bottom so other developers will see it} [Crtl X] y $ chmod -r settings.php
Do you need to restart Apache after changing the php.ini file?
Maybe. Depends. What a cop our right?
It really does depend on how your system is setup, so to be safe, just restart Apace and you should be good.
Best,
Michael
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