http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.set-time-limit.php will allow you to set the timeout but you might post the queries and EXPLAIN output to pg-general to see if there is something that can be done to speed them up... Some well placed indexes always help! > You can always use persistent connections. It's not a good idea to use > too many, or you will be denied access to Postgres any other way, but it's > a quick fix for the short run. The maximum connections is a configuration parameter in postgresql.conf -- persistent connections are pretty cool but have been broken until recent versions of PHP so I'm still hesitant using them.. > Long run and responsibility includes using an array, or an object to > retrieve data. Huh? >You can always split queries up into many small queries. What makes you say that? -Mitch