# Execution timeout **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [December 27, 2005, 5:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/execution-timeout/51170 "2005-12-27T17:17:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![guytavor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@guytavor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/guytavor)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2005, 5:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/execution-timeout/51170/1 "2005-12-27T17:17:13Z")
Hi! I have a rails action controller method which takes long time to complete. After about 4-5 minutes running, I get a “execution expired” error which stops this method’s execution. I looked and looked, searched and searched, but could not find how to configure my ActionController’s timeout to be greater than the default. Could anyone help? ---
**Author:** ![guytavor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@guytavor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/guytavor)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2005, 5:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/execution-timeout/51170/2 "2005-12-27T17:23:51Z")
On 12/27/05, Guy T. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi! > I have a rails action controller method which takes long time to > complete. > After about 4-5 minutes running, I get a “execution expired” error which > stops this method’s execution. > I looked and looked, searched and searched, but could not find how to > configure my ActionController’s timeout to be greater than the default. > > Could anyone help? There was just a question on Rails Weenie regarding this: [http://rails.techno-weenie.net/question/2005/12/24/how\_do\_you\_display\_the\_progress\_of\_a\_long\_running\_action](http://rails.techno-weenie.net/question/2005/12/24/how_do_you_display_the_progress_of_a_long_running_action) mad robby even gives some example code for this. – rick [http://techno-weenie.net](http://techno-weenie.net) ---
**Author:** ![guytavor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@guytavor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/guytavor)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/execution-timeout/51170/3 "2005-12-28T17:18:13Z")
The link you specified does not relate to the same problem. AM I missing something here? will setting a session variable now and again prevent the execution timeout? Guy Rick O. wrote: > On 12/27/05, Guy T. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > Hi! > > I have a rails action controller method which takes long time to > > complete. > > After about 4-5 minutes running, I get a “execution expired” error which > > stops this method’s execution. > > I looked and looked, searched and searched, but could not find how to > > configure my ActionController’s timeout to be greater than the default. > > > > Could anyone help? > > There was just a question on Rails Weenie regarding this: > > [http://rails.techno-weenie.net/question/2005/12/24/how\_do\_you\_display\_the\_progress\_of\_a\_long\_running\_action](http://rails.techno-weenie.net/question/2005/12/24/how_do_you_display_the_progress_of_a_long_running_action) > > mad robby even gives some example code for this. > > – > rick > [http://techno-weenie.net](http://techno-weenie.net) ---
**Author:** ![guytavor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@guytavor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/guytavor)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2005, 5:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/execution-timeout/51170/4 "2005-12-28T17:23:31Z")
On 12/28/05, guy tavor [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > The link you specified does not relate to the same problem. > AM I missing something here? > will setting a session variable now and again prevent the execution > timeout? I was just suggesting you offload the task to an external process and only report the status in the web app. But do what you like… – rick [http://techno-weenie.net](http://techno-weenie.net)