Title: cron & max_execution_time
Last modified: October 7, 2020

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# cron & max_execution_time

 *  Resolved [macksix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macksix/)
 * (@macksix)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cron-max_execution_time/)
 * On web hosting accounts, the cron is likely using the default server PHP and 
   default PHP.ini unless you you a path to another version of PHP and a path to
   a php.ini file.
 * The default max_execution_time is likely 30 seconds on many servers. This likely
   is not enough time for resmush.it and can cause time-out exceptions. (It happened
   to me.)
 * The cron can be run with -c /path/to/php.ini to overcome this.
 * This probably should be pointed out on the cron instructions.

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 *  Plugin Contributor [reSmush.it](https://wordpress.org/support/users/resmushit/)
 * (@resmushit)
 * [5 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cron-max_execution_time/#post-13516515)
 * Hi [@macksix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macksix/),
 * Thanks for this feedback, we’ve update the WP page on our website : [https://resmush.it/wordpress/howto-configure-cronjobs](https://resmush.it/wordpress/howto-configure-cronjobs)
 * Cheers,
    Charles
 *  Thread Starter [macksix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macksix/)
 * (@macksix)
 * [5 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cron-max_execution_time/#post-13695722)
 * The page has it wrong, the flag is for php not wp-cron.php.
 * Correct version:
 * cd /your/path/to/website; php -c /path/to/php.ini -q wp-cron.php
 *  Plugin Contributor [reSmush.it](https://wordpress.org/support/users/resmushit/)
 * (@resmushit)
 * [5 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cron-max_execution_time/#post-13947480)
 * Thanks [@macksix](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macksix/), it has been 
   corrected on our website!

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