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* [[httpd Persistent Connection Configuration]]
* [[httpd Persistent Connection Configuration]]
* [[httpd Configuration#Directives|httpd Configuration]]
* [[httpd Configuration#Directives|httpd Configuration]]
=Overview=
"KeepAlive" specifies whether or not to allow [[HTTP Persistent Connections#Overview|persistent connections]] (more than one request per connection). Set to "Off" to deactivate.
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Setting KeepAliveTimeout to a high value may cause performance problems in heavily loaded servers. The higher the timeout, the more server processes will be kept occupied waiting on connections with idle clients.

Revision as of 17:08, 23 November 2016

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Overview

"KeepAlive" specifies whether or not to allow persistent connections (more than one request per connection). Set to "Off" to deactivate.

{{{ ... KeepAlive Off ... }}}

Setting KeepAliveTimeout to a high value may cause performance problems in heavily loaded servers. The higher the timeout, the more server processes will be kept occupied waiting on connections with idle clients.