I'm trying to change the default max_execution_time = 30 to 60 because my Magento seems to be stalling while downloading some files. I've tried different methods to change the ini file to 60 but non seem to work. in the php.ini file I should have the following:

right? or did I do something wrong? How long does it take for it to take affect?

In php.ini, max_execution_time = 60
In a .htaccess file (if your server configuration allows it) php_value max_execution_time = 60.

You can also change the time limit inside your script by calling set_time_limit(60)

yea I tried that but I just reloaded my phpinfo and it still set to 30

set_time_limit() will only change the time limit while the file it's in and the file it's attached to are being executed.

i dont see that option in the ini file.

The set_time_limit function can only be called at runtime, so the code must be in each file, or in the root file, to which that'll then affect all the others below it.

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