INI file parsing

Does PHP parse the ini file every time a file is requested? I am trying to track down a problem on various pages where the timelimit will expire. These are not complex pages and when I go to them they work fine. I have used the same browser that the user eses when the timeout occurs. Nothing strange for me. I have looked at the line that the error log specifies and it is just random lines. sometimes it is a '}'. As if the script just ran out of time on that line. BTW '}' is the closing of an if statement so it isnt stuck in a loop. And when I go to the page I make sure to use the same querystring that the user sent. Another thought, is the php engine slowed by users with a slow connection? Charles Killmer NetgainTechnology.com