how can i stop a php page from loading when its taking too long

Question

i have a php page which auto refreshes itself after 10 seconds. Some time the page takes too long to load as its fetching data from external urls . How can i stop execution of the script after 10 seconds and then reload the page.

Answer 1

• restart Apache server
• kill php process
• set_time_limit in your script above neuralgic piece of code

Answer 2

1. fetch external data separately from request (e.g cron)
2. combine set_time_limit and register_shutdown_function