How to Change PHP Execution Time in HestiaCP

Prerequisites

Before changing PHP execution time, make sure you have:

• SSH access to your VPS
• Root or sudo privileges

PHP Settings to Change

• max_execution_time - Maximum time in seconds a script can run (default: 30)
• max_input_time - Maximum time for parsing input data (default: 60)

Method 1: Edit php.ini

For PHP 8.2 FPM:

nano /etc/php/8.2/fpm/php.ini

Change values:

max_execution_time = 300
max_input_time = 300

For memory-intensive scripts, also increase:

memory_limit = 256M

Method 2: Change via .htaccess (Apache)

nano /home/admin/web/example.com/public_html/.htaccess

Add:

php_value max_execution_time 300
php_value max_input_time 300

Method 3: Change via .user.ini (Nginx/FPM)

nano /home/admin/web/example.com/public_html/.user.ini

Add:

max_execution_time = 300
max_input_time = 300

Method 4: Set Inside PHP Script

ini_set('max_execution_time', 300);
ini_set('max_input_time', 300);

Add at the beginning of your script.

Restart PHP-FPM After Changes

systemctl restart php8.2-fpm

Verify Execution Time

Create test script:

echo "" > /home/admin/web/example.com/public_html/time_test.php

Browse to https://example.com/time_test.php.

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