Increased execution time, improved error messages, updated README

Author: Dennis de Swart

README.md

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 PHP adapter for use with Stanford CoreNLP
 
 
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 ## Features
 - Connect to Stanford University CoreNLP API online
 - Connect to Stanford CoreNLP 3.7.0 server
 - Annotators available: tokenize,ssplit,pos, parse, depparse, ner, regexner,lemma, mention, natlog, coref, openie, kbp
 - The package creates Part-Of-Speech Trees with depth, parent- and child ID
 
 
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 ## Requirements
 - PHP 5.5 or higher: it also works on PHP 7
 - Windows or Linux 64-bit, 8Gb memory or more recommended
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 ```
 
 
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 ## Installation using ZIP files 
 
 - Install Stanford CoreNLP Server. See the installation walkthrough below. 
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 - Run a Composer update
 
 
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 ## Installation using Composer 
 
 - Insert the following line into the "require" of your "composer.json" file. 
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 - Run a composer update
 
 
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 ## Using the Stanford CoreNLP online API service
 
 
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 please install the Java server version.
 
 
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 ## OpenIE
 
 OpenIE creates "subject-relation-object" tuples. This is similar (but not the same) as the "Subject-Verb-Object" concept of the English language.
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 ```
 
 
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 # Installation / Walkthrough for Java server version
 
 

bootstrap.php

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  */
     error_reporting(E_ALL);
     ini_set('display_errors', 1);
+    ini_set('max_execution_time', 300); // 300 seconds, because some analysis can take up to 1 or 2 minutes.
 
 /**
  * Use the online API?
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 /**
  * Start composer autoloader
  */
-    require __DIR__.'/vendor/autoload.php';
+    
+    if(!@include_once(__DIR__.'/vendor/autoload.php')) {
+        echo '<br />CoreNLP Adapter error: could not load "Composer" files. <br /><br />'
+          . '- Run "composer update" on the command line<br />'
+          . '- If Composer is not installed, go to: <a href="https://getcomposer.org/">install Composer</a></p>';
+        die;
+    }
+   

index.php

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 <?php
 
 /**
- * Important notes (1):
+ * Important notes:
  * - To use the online API  : set ONLINE_API to TRUE
  * - To use Java CoreNLP    : set ONLINE_API to FALSE
  * 
- * Important notes (2):
- * - ONLINE_API is set to TRUE by default. You can change this setting in "bootstrap.php"
- * - The online API is a public service by Stanford University. Please use with care.
- * - For intensive use or sensitive data, please use the Java version of CoreNLP: http://stanfordnlp.github.io/CoreNLP/download.html
+ * - ONLINE_API is set to FALSE by default. You can change this setting in "bootstrap.php"
  * - OpenIE annotator is only available on the Java version
  */
+
     require_once __DIR__.'/bootstrap.php';  // bootstrap also contains the config
 
 /**