Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded

Question

I am downloading a JSON file from an online source and and when it runs through the loop I am getting this error:

Fatal error: Maximum execution time

Answer 1

Increase your script execution time by adding the following line at top of the PHP script.

ini_set('max_execution_time', 120); //120 seconds = 2 minutes

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