Title: Question re: max_execution_time Last modified: May 30, 2024 --- # Question re: max_execution_time * Resolved [scotthco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scotthco/) * (@scotthco) * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-re-max_execution_time/) * Hi Folks! * One of my clients has a site that is roughly 865MB in size plus about a 125MB database, and I’m using Duplicator Free, not Pro. To allow the archive creation process to complete successfully, in php.ini I’ve had to increase max_execution_time for this site to a very large number (I don’t even want to mention it here). Until now, this hasn’t posed a problem. However I now want to install WordFence, and they say there are known issues with that plugin if max_execution_time is more than 60. * Does anyone know if there is any way to allow a larger value for Duplicator but 60 for everything else? In case it makes a difference, this machine is running Windows Server 2016 with IIS 10. * Thanks! * Scott Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total) * Plugin Support [mohammedeisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mohammedeisa/) * (@mohammedeisa) * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-re-max_execution_time/#post-17792427) * Hi [@scotthco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scotthco/), * Thanks for reaching out to us. * Can you please follow the Two part install method to migrate your website?[https://duplicator.com/knowledge-base/two-part-install/](https://duplicator.com/knowledge-base/two-part-install/) * The Two part install method is to migrate the website database using Duplicator Pro and the website files manually. * This will let you create the database only using Duplicator Pro which will take less time compared to the full backup. At the same time, this will guarantee successful migration. * Please give the Two part install a try and let me know if you have any questions. * I’m looking forward to hearing back from you. * Thanks! * Thread Starter [scotthco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scotthco/) * (@scotthco) * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-re-max_execution_time/#post-17794888) * Thanks for the reply. I’ve been using Duplicator for quite some time, so I actually do know that I _could_ do a 2 part install. However I was hoping to find another work around since not everyone is in a position to archive their site files separately. Besides, isn’t a 2 part install more-or-less the same as doing a database-only backup, or is there a substantial difference? * Thanks again. * Plugin Support [mohammedeisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mohammedeisa/) * (@mohammedeisa) * [2 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-re-max_execution_time/#post-17799798) * Hi [@scotthco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scotthco/), * I agree that the most important point in the two-part install is the database- only backup. Migrating the database is complex in WordPress website migration. * However, the migration won’t be complete without transferring the website files from the source website to the destination website. * I also recommend switching to PHP code to save the allocated memory to your website during the backup creation. * Go to Duplicator > Settings > Packages, and choose “PHP Code” for the **SQL Mode** setting * I hope this helps. * Thanks! * Plugin Support [mohammedeisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mohammedeisa/) * (@mohammedeisa) * [1 year, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-re-max_execution_time/#post-17815459) * Hi [@scotthco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scotthco/), * I’m closing this support topic for inactivity. Please don’t hesitate to contact us in a [Support Topic](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/duplicator/) if you need any help with Duplicator. * Thanks!  Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total) The topic ‘Question re: max_execution_time’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/duplicator/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2906985) * [Duplicator - Backups & Migration Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More](https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/duplicator/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/duplicator/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/duplicator/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/duplicator/reviews/) ## Tags * [max_execution_time](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/max_execution_time/) * [php.ini](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php-ini/) * 4 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [mohammedeisa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mohammedeisa/) * Last activity: [1 year, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/question-re-max_execution_time/#post-17815459) * Status: resolved