{"id":8408,"date":"2024-03-14T08:05:16","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T08:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-use-the-set_time_limit-function-in-php\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T04:27:57","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T04:27:57","slug":"how-to-use-the-set_time_limit-function-in-php","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-use-the-set_time_limit-function-in-php\/","title":{"rendered":"PHP set_time_limit: Control Script Execution Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In PHP, the function set_time_limit() is used to set the maximum time limit for script execution. It takes an integer parameter that represents the maximum time for script execution in seconds. 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