BTW I can run a regular cgi script out of my cgi-bin directory for a much greater period of time without being shut down by the time limit.
Chris wrote: > I have a script that uploads a data file and inserts several thousand > records into a database table. The script seems to time out when it > exceeds the time out limit imposed by CGI. I am using the > set_time_limit() function, to extend the script’s running time, however > this only works until the CGI limit is reached. I have used this script > on several Linux web servers running Apache without a problem. This is > the first time using it on a Windows 2000 server with PHP 4.3.1. > > The rub here is my PHP script is being hosted by a third party, so I > don’t have the luxury to make changes to the system myself. What I am > trying to determine is, is it possible/reasonable to ask my hosting > provider to increase the CGI time out limit. If so, how would I instruct > them in this matter? Or possibly, are there other solutions? > > Thanks for opinions > Chris -- PHP Windows Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php