Question

I know it is possible to set the maximum execution time in a script using either:

ini_set('max_execution_time', 30);

or

set_time_limit(30);

What can I do to get a variable containing the maximum execution time in seconds?

Answer 1

The converse, using ini_get:

ini_get('max_execution_time'); 

Note: if you check the documentation page for ini_set, you can find ini_get listed prominently on the “See Also” section. That’s a very good way to discover functionality built into PHP that you are not already aware of.