When I run my script I receive a "timeout" error

Hi all

I have PHP, MYSQL, Apache and Dreamweaver installed on my laptop, which is running Windows 7.

Currently I have two problems:

1) I'm developing a program to access a database I'm developing. When I run my script I receive a "timeout" error. It states that my script has exceeded the 30 second time limit. I've edited the php.ini file and changed it from 30 to 600 (granted 10 minutes may be excessive but I wanted to see how long my script will run). I still receive the 30 second warning. So I'm wondering where else might I need to change this limit? I have a work around for this right now but would like it to work the way I want it.

2) My other problem is when I try to run a script using MYSQL in Firefox I receive "Fatal error: Class 'mysqli' not found in C:\htdocs\results. php on line 26". I'm using a script from a book I purchase on PHP and MYSQL so I'm assuming it should work. I've added the mysql system variable as stated in Duane instructions but it still doesn't work. I can bring up the MYSQL command QUI and enter all the commands I want to use but I can't get it to work in Dreamweaver or Firefox or IE. The line is: $db = new mysqli ('localhost' , 'bookorama', 'bookorama123' , 'books');

Any suggestions on what I'm doing wrong? All help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Make sure libmysql.dll has both read and execute permissions for the user you are using in Windows 7 (assuming it is similar to previous versions of Windows, I haven't used it). I have heard reports of this happening when libmysql.dll has had read only permissions set. Dreamweaver should not make
any difference in your code. Dreamweaver is just a tool to help write the code.

Changing the timeout shouldn't fix your problem unless you are running a huge quantity of data. I have processed over 100,000 lines of text from five files across the internet in a little over 3 minutes. It seems to me if you are processing less than 10,000 lines (or the equivalent) you should
not need to change your timeout. When I get timeout errors I will add print statements throughout my script to help determine where it is hanging up or going into a loop. I start with the most obvious places it would hang up or loop and add a print statement or two. If that doesn't reveal the problem I
will add a couple in the next most logical place until I locate the problem. Once your code is working delete the print statements.

I hope this helps.