Title: CGI Timeout
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# CGI Timeout

 *  [dmx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmx/)
 * (@dmx)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cgi-timeout/)
 * *cries* i have no idea where this came from. I was making a new page (using wp
   admin) and i was uploading a forum (punbb) and then i took a quick nap. When 
   i came bak i went to try to view the forum (i didnt really read any instructions
   yet) and this message poped up.
 * CGI Timeout
    The specified CGI application exceeded the allowed time for processing.
   The server has deleted the process.
 *  I then tried to goto my site (wp) and it kept the same message. I the hosting
   w/ 2 other people. One person codes in ASP and the other uses html, only screwed
   up is the php forum and my wordpress stuff. I was wondering how i can get this
   fixed… like if i pm the hostin company can they set up a time limit to dump stuff
   like they did when i tried using MS for a database.

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 *  Thread Starter [dmx](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dmx/)
 * (@dmx)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cgi-timeout/#post-221508)
 * nm, host fixed it! still no idea wha it happened
 *  [Cypher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cypher/)
 * (@cypher)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cgi-timeout/#post-221515)
 * Your host most probably runs PHP as a CGI application. This provides the added
   security you witnessed in that any PHP functionality that goes astray will get
   killed without taking down the whole host.
 * So either it could be a misconfigured PHP or your application might be misconfigured.
 * Regards

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Cypher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cypher/)
 * Last activity: [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cgi-timeout/#post-221515)
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