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Timeouts when creating full catalog

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When you try to create the full catalog, but have many products / product categories we recommend the following:

  1. Increase the PHP max_execution_time (see here how)
  2. Turn on the Caching (WooCommerce > PDF Catalog > General > Enable Caching)
  3. Then create the full catalog
  4. A cached file will be created and stored on your server

This will prevent creating the catalog new again. Remember to clear the cache when adding new products / categories.

Caching will prevent timeouts in total as just the cached file will be loaded when customers request it.

Questions & answers (7)

  1. RamonMay 11, 2024

    Mandei um e-mail mais voltou, minha situação é que está dando erro ao gerar, também aumentei o limite de espera, ativei o cache e nada. Queria todos os produtos no catálogo. ekkobrindes com br é o nosso site.

  2. ATDecember 4, 2023

    Hello, I have been trying to generate a PDF for the full catalog, but it timed out eventually. I increased the PHP max_execution_time to 7200 and enabled the cache, but it crashed the server almost every time. What else can I do?

  3. DanielDecember 5, 2023

    In this case, please ask your hoster.

  4. Shane RobersonOctober 16, 2020

    You mention increasing max execution time but the (see here how) link is 404. Increase it to what? Please provide more details.

  5. Daniel BarenkampOctober 16, 2020

    Increase it to more than you had before until it works 🙂

  6. Santiago JaramilloJanuary 8, 2021

    Of course it refers to more than before. But how we can increase the PHP max_execution_time. The link do not work. Thanks

  7. Daniel BarenkampJanuary 8, 2021

    For modifying php ini settings you should ask your hoster.