How do you get a Cronjob executing a PHP script to run longer than 30 seconds?

Question

How can I rewrite this into a cron that will run every day for longer than 30 seconds? Also, do I need to edit the .htaccess or php.ini file in the

Answer 1

ini_set('max_execution_time', 600);

Add this to the top of your php file and it will run for 600 seconds. Anything more is not recommended but you can have a go if you want.