Hi- I tried using the set_time (see below) still have a problem. I am new to this so bear with me. Am I using it in the correctly? mssql_min_message_severity(17); set_time_limit(600); $res = mssql_query($sql,$dbhandle); if ($res === TRUE) { echo $ml_num . "record has been inserted." . $item . "</br>"; } else { printf("Could not insert record: %s\n", " ML=", $ml_num , mssql_get_last_message() , "</br>")} Thanks