What are the best practices for handling long-running PHP scripts that may exceed the execution time limit?

Long-running PHP scripts that may exceed the execution time limit can be handled by increasing the `max_execution_time` setting in the php.ini file or by using the `set_time_limit()` function within the script to extend the time limit. Another approach is to break down the long-running script into smaller tasks and use a queue system to process them asynchronously. 

// Increase the max_execution_time setting in php.ini
ini_set('max_execution_time', 300); // 5 minutes

// Or use set_time_limit() function within the script
set_time_limit(300); // 5 minutes

// Or break down the script into smaller tasks and use a queue system
// for processing them asynchronously

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