title: change max_execution_time with php.ini in FTP
body: <p>I'm using WP All Import to load in product to my websites, but I keep getting error messages when importing larger files. The biggest one (150,000+ products) causes a 500 internal server error. The smaller ones a few thousand products each just cause errors with the plugin and I need to restart the import process from where it left off. I think my php.ini limits may need increasing. According to WP All Import plugin my current server limits are:</p>
  
  <p><strong>upload_max_filesize 8M</strong></p>
  
  <p><strong>post_max_size 16M</strong></p>
  
  <p><strong>max_execution_time -1</strong> (What does -1 mean, I've tried Google without any helpful results. Is it unlimited?)</p>
  
  <p><strong>max_input_time 60</strong></p>
  
  <p>I've tried a suggestion from another stackoverflow user that recommended placing the following in my .htaccessfile, but it doesn't seem to have done the job. The plugin still shows the same limits and the errors are still happening. But as it's done from the .htaccess file I am unsure if it will reflect the changes in the plugin, or how to know if it's had any effect at all.</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;IfModule mod_php5.c&gt;
  php_value post_max_size 200M
  php_value upload_max_filesize 200M
  php_value memory_limit 300M
  php_value max_execution_time 259200
  php_value max_input_time 259200
  php_value session.gc_maxlifetime 1200
  &lt;/IfModule&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The other solution I read about was to insert a php.ini in my websites root folder, I found some resources that said I need to change my .htaccess file and include:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;Files php.ini&gt;
  order allow,deny
  deny from all
  &lt;/Files&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and </p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;IfModule mod_suphp.c&gt;
  suPHP_ConfigPath /home/username/public_html
  &lt;/IfModule&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>but doesn't give very clear instruction on what to put inside the php.ini itself. Can anyone help?</p>
  
  <p>Thank you.</p>