setting timeout when using shell_exec()

[dragunu]

hello,

 

currently i have a script which loops to execute an external perl script. The loop depends on the amount of data you input through STDIN using webmin's custom commands.

 

Now, I am encountering the problem that after some data inputted, the script is timing out. I have searched thru php.net manual, and found out that set_time_limit() & max_execution_time effect only the execution time of the script itself.

 

Now the default timeout is 30 seconds. And the script ( including the shell_exec(perl.pl) ) keeps running for more than 4 minutes. Does this mean that the 30 second default ignore the actual time spent on running external scripts?

 

In other words, does this mean, that if I increase the set_time_limit() default value, the script would take longer to timeout?

 

will

[vbnullchar]

set it to zero..

[redarrow]

read the manual it your best friend ok m8.

 

url

http://uk.php.net/set_time_limit

 

Set the number of seconds a script is allowed to run. If this is reached, the script returns a fatal error. The default limit is 30 seconds or, if it exists, the max_execution_time value defined in the php.ini.

 

When called, set_time_limit() restarts the timeout counter from zero. In other words, if the timeout is the default 30 seconds, and 25 seconds into script execution a call such as set_time_limit(20) is made, the script will run for a total of 45 seconds before timing out.

 

The maximum execution time, in seconds. If set to zero, no time limit is imposed.

[dragunu]

thanks!