PHP - ini_set() expects parameter 2 to be string, integer given

Question

I have this part of code:

...
ini_set('max_execution_time', 300);
...

Until now it worked. Now i am getting this error:

ini_set() expects parameter 2 to be string, integer given

What has changed? Can it be caused by PHP version?

Possible duplicate of [ini\_set, set\_time\_limit, (max\_execution\_time) - not working](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1590441/ini-set-set-time-limit-max-execution-time-not-working) — Crou, Sep 27 '19 at 12:23

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 27 '19 at 12:26

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PHP actually expects both parameters of ini_set() to be of type string and returns a string:

ini_set ( string $varname , string $newvalue ) : string

You can find this in the PHP manual on ini_set.

If you have set strict_types with

declare(strict_types=1);

then you will have to change your ini_set() values to

ini_set('max_execution_time', '300');

answered Sep 27 '19 at 12:26

digijay

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So many tutorial out in the wild are teaching us to use **integer** as the seconds parameter, am very surprise to know that the seconds parameter is actually of type **string**... – Ng Sek Long Sep 21 '21 at 02:06

Abhay Maurya · Answer 2 · 2019-09-27T12:51:13.750

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Not sure how it was working for you. Here is the reference. Second parameter needs to be string data type.

Maybe you was using a variable to set it until now and that variable was somehow getting casted to string? not sure.

Anyways, just use string instead of an integer as second parameter:

ini_set('max_execution_time', '300');

and you should be good.

Weird enough, just now i noticed, giving second parameter as integer is working on my Server.

Also Here, if you search with "ini_set", the example is given with second parameter as integer:

ini_set('assert.exception', 1);

It is weird why its not working for you.

edited Sep 27 '19 at 12:51

answered Sep 27 '19 at 12:22

Abhay Maurya

Yes, I already wrapped the value. But still I don't know why it worked until now. The PHP version didn't changed... Still 7.1 – MakoBuk Sep 27 '19 at 12:29
@user3414654 updated the answer, to confirm your initial claim – Abhay Maurya Sep 27 '19 at 12:51

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 27 '19 at 15:00

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PHP accept the key value pair in string in PHP ini_set().

ini_set("max_execution_time", "300");

edited Sep 27 '19 at 15:00

Dharman

answered Sep 27 '19 at 13:06

Rahul Gupta

There already is an answer like this here. Could you explain what is different in your answer? – Dharman Sep 27 '19 at 15:01

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