Title: max_execution_time = -1 Last modified: June 6, 2021 --- # max_execution_time = -1 * Resolved [jintsai](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jintsai/) * (@jintsai) * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/max_execution_time-1/) * Hi, we are using the plugin Custom PHP Settings. We input max_execution_time= 300, but the value doesn’t change. Below is a screenshot for your reference: [https://ibb.co/jzG94K7](https://ibb.co/jzG94K7) * Can you kindly help us and why is the value not changed? Thanks in advance Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * Plugin Author [cyclonecode](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cyclonecode/) * (@cyclonecode) * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/max_execution_time-1/#post-14525821) * Hello * Can you verify that you .htaccess file is being updated as it should e.g you should have a section in this file looking something like this: * ``` # BEGIN CUSTOM PHP SETTINGS php_value max_execution_time 300 # END CUSTOM PHP SETTINGS ``` * Looking on you screenshot it seems like the changes doesn’t take effect. Perhaps you have some other override for `max_execution_time` for instance in you `wp- config.php` file? * The max_execution_time can be changed by doing * `set_time_limit(-1);` * So I am thinking perhaps that this is done in you wp-config.php file or perhaps by some other plugin? * Thread Starter [jintsai](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jintsai/) * (@jintsai) * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/max_execution_time-1/#post-14525900) * Hi, we didn’t see the #Begin custom Php Setting: [https://ibb.co/K7LppSR](https://ibb.co/K7LppSR). At the same time, we don’t see any code related to max_execution_time or set_time_limit(- 1) in wp-config.php. * Can you kindly let us how do we find out and replace the setting of the max_execution_time or set_time_limit(-1) ? Many thanks! * Plugin Author [cyclonecode](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cyclonecode/) * (@cyclonecode) * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/max_execution_time-1/#post-14525916) * When you click “Save settings” in the editor do you get a notification box at the top of the page with a message like “Settings updated and stored in /usr/ local/var/www/wp/.htaccess.”? * It would also be good if you could tell me which version of Custom PHP Settings you are currently using and also copy the information from the status page located at: * wp-admin/tools.php?page=custom-php-settings&tab=status * Thread Starter [jintsai](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jintsai/) * (@jintsai) * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/max_execution_time-1/#post-14525941) * Hi, after clicking “save setting”, I don’t have any notification on the top. * The version of the custom PHP setting is 1.4.1 * The status is below: * ``` { "notes": { "review": { "id": 1, "weight": 1, "persistent": false, "time": 1623014957, "type": "info", "name": "review", "callback": "addReviewNotice", "dismissed": true, "dismissible": true }, "support": { "id": 2, "weight": 2, "persistent": true, "time": 1623014960, "type": "warning", "name": "support", "callback": "addSupportNotice", "dismissed": true, "dismissible": false } }, "php_settings": [ "max_execution_time=300" ], "restore_config": true, "trim_comments": true, "trim_whitespaces": true, "update_config": null, "version": "1.4.1" } === PHP === System name = Linux teemo.dhn.cl 3.10.0-962.3.2.lve1.5.25.6.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Thu Apr 18 06:40:26 EDT 2019 x86_64 Architecture = x64 PHP Version = 7.4.19 Debug build = no Zend Engine version = 3.4.0 Server Api = cgi-fcgi Configuration File (php.ini) Path = /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc Extension directory = /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/usr/lib64/php/modules Loaded configuration file = /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.ini Additional configuration files = /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/01-ioncube.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-bcmath.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-calendar.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-ctype.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-curl.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-dom.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-exif.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-fileinfo.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-ftp.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-gd.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-iconv.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-imap.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-intl.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-json.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-mbstring.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-mysqlnd.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-pdo.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-phar.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-posix.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-simplexml.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-soap.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-sockets.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-sqlite3.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-tokenizer.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-xml.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-xmlwriter.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-xsl.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/20-zip.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/30-mysqli.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/30-pdo_mysql.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/30-pdo_sqlite.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/30-xmlreader.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/30-xmlrpc.ini, /opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/etc/php.d/zzzzzzz-pecl.ini Include path = .:/opt/cpanel/ea-php74/root/usr/share/pear User INI file = .user.ini User INI file cache TTL = 300 Thread Safety = disabled IPv6 Support = enabled PHP Streams = https, ftps, compress.zlib, php, file, glob, data, http, ftp, phar, zip Stream Socket Transports = tcp, udp, unix, udg, ssl, tls, tlsv1.0, tlsv1.1, tlsv1.2, tlsv1.3 Stream Filters = zlib.*, string.rot13, string.toupper, string.tolower, string.strip_tags, convert.*, consumed, dechunk, convert.iconv.* GC enabled = enabled === WordPress === Version = 5.7.2 Multisite = no Site address = https://ecatalog.aimvast.com Debug mode = no Memory limit = 40M Cron = yes Language = en_US === Configuration File === Path = /home/aimvastc/public_html/ecatalog/.user.ini Readable = yes Writeable = yes ``` * Plugin Author [cyclonecode](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cyclonecode/) * (@cyclonecode) * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/max_execution_time-1/#post-14526040) * Check if this file is updated: * /home/aimvastc/public_html/ecatalog/.user.ini * You can also try to ask your hosting provider if you are allowed to override PHP ini directives. * You could also try to just add a set_time_limit(300); in you wp-config.php and see if this has any effect. * Thread Starter [jintsai](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jintsai/) * (@jintsai) * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/max_execution_time-1/#post-14526046) * Hi, Yes, the file of /home/aimvastc/public_html/ecatalog/.user.ini is updated: [https://ibb.co/ydgtk9g](https://ibb.co/ydgtk9g) * But the setting from Current PHP Settings is still showing -1. * Plugin Author [cyclonecode](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cyclonecode/) * (@cyclonecode) * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/max_execution_time-1/#post-14526721) * Try adding some other setting like memory_limit=128M or similar and see if this works. If you add some other setting and it works as it should, then most probably the max_execution_time is set to (-1) somewhere else, perhaps in another plugin? Also, the -1 means that there is not limit for the execution time at all. * You can also join my slack channel and I might be able to help you more with this: [slack](https://join.slack.com/t/cyclonecode/shared_invite/zt-6bdtbdab-n9QaMLM~exHP19zFDPN~AQ) * Plugin Author [cyclonecode](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cyclonecode/) * (@cyclonecode) * [4 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/max_execution_time-1/#post-14781660) * It turned out that this issue was related to a bug in another plugin which always set max_execution_time to -1. 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