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Diffstat (limited to 'docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3')
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1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 index 3c789dd70..a31499958 100644 --- a/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 +++ b/docs/libcurl/curl_easy_setopt.3 @@ -1129,10 +1129,10 @@ speed. (Added in 7.15.5) .IP CURLOPT_MAXCONNECTS Pass a long. The set number will be the persistent connection cache size. The set amount will be the maximum amount of simultaneously open connections that -libcurl may cache. Default is 5, and there isn't much point in changing this -value unless you are perfectly aware of how this work and changes libcurl's -behaviour. This concerns connection using any of the protocols that support -persistent connections. +libcurl may cache in this easy handle. Default is 5, and there isn't much +point in changing this value unless you are perfectly aware of how this work +and changes libcurl's behaviour. This concerns connection using any of the +protocols that support persistent connections. When reaching the maximum limit, curl closes the oldest one in the cache to prevent the number of open connections to increase. @@ -1140,6 +1140,10 @@ prevent the number of open connections to increase. If you already have performed transfers with this curl handle, setting a smaller MAXCONNECTS than before may cause open connections to get closed unnecessarily. + +Note that if you add this easy handle to a multi handle, this setting is not +being acknowledged, but you must instead use \fIcurl_multi_setopt(3)\fP and +the \fICURLMOPT_MAXCONNECTS\fP option. .IP CURLOPT_CLOSEPOLICY (Obsolete) This option does nothing. .IP CURLOPT_FRESH_CONNECT |