Script timeout

[Oasis]

Some users on 512/64 ADSL are complaining of script timeouts when uploading photos...

Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in c:\wwwroot\coppermine\db_input.php on line 17

If I increase the max execution time, will it pose any security risks or server stability problems?

[hyperion]

The main thing the maximum execution time does is prevent a bad script from monopolizing server resources (an infinite loop, for example).  The effect of raising the time limit is different for different situations. In a bad case, you might get a slower server that can't handle some traffic, but the only way to find out is to test it.  

Look here for more info:
http://us4.php.net/manual/en/function.set-time-limit.php

-Hyperion

[Oasis]

thanks.
I set the time limit for db_input to 120 seconds