RE: [PHP] set_time_limit() on Mac

[snip] i'm under the impression that max execution time / set_time_limit() is server specific, and completely independant of what computer is being served the pages? [/snip] Not server specific and overrides whatever you have set in php.ini and httpd.conf for the page in which the set_time_limit is contained. set_time_limit(10) limits the script to 10 seconds. [quote] When called, set_time_limit() restarts the timeout counter from zero. In other words, if the timeout is the default 30 seconds, and 25 seconds into script execution a call such as set_time_limit(20) is made, the script will run for a total of 45 seconds before timing out. [/quote] So your script is running for a certain length of time, then it hits the set_time_limit function and quits after 10 more seconds. Set your time limit up and see if it completes