Facebook graph Error Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded

Question

Hey guys

I'm using the facebook graph PHP sdk - whenever I call the $facebook->api method in a loop I end up getting this error

Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in C:\Apache\htdocs\fb\application\library\facebook-platform\php\facebook.php on line 509

This is the sample code

$data = $facebook->api('/me/likes');
foreach($data['data'] as $like)
{
   $test = $facebook->api($like['id']);     
}

Is it because of any limit. Thanks

Answer 1

Looks like just a standard php timeout, not facebook related. Just put set_time_limit(0); in front of your script.

Answer 2

Calling the API in a loop like that will have terrible performance. You probably want something like:

$facebook->api('/me/likes', array('fields' => 'name,link'))

This will do most of what you're doing in one shot. You can add more fields that you use from the response from the call inside the loop.