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What does the error "Fatal Error: Maximum Execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in..." mean?

Last update: Aug 20, 2020

This error means that the script in use needs more time than the max execution time allowed on the server. If your website is hosted on a Cloud plan, contact our support to increase the execution time for your server.

If your account is hosted on a Shared Hosting Server, however, consider optimization of the script, so that it executes faster. Alternatively, you could consider an upgrade to Cloud.

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