CURLOPT_MAXCONNECTS(3)     Library Functions Manual     CURLOPT_MAXCONNECTS(3)

NAME
       CURLOPT_MAXCONNECTS - maximum connection cache size

SYNOPSIS
       #include <curl/curl.h>

       CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_MAXCONNECTS, long amount);

DESCRIPTION
       Pass a long. The set amount is the maximum number of simultaneously
       open persistent connections that libcurl may cache in the pool
       associated with this handle. The default is 5, and there is not much
       point in changing this value unless you are perfectly aware of how this
       works. This concerns connections using any of the protocols that
       support persistent connections.

       When reaching the maximum limit, curl closes the oldest one in the
       cache to prevent increasing the number of open connections.

       If you already have performed transfers with this curl handle, setting
       a smaller CURLOPT_MAXCONNECTS(3) than before may cause open connections
       to get closed unnecessarily.

       If you add this easy handle to a multi handle, this setting is not
       acknowledged, and you must instead use curl_multi_setopt(3) and the
       CURLMOPT_MAXCONNECTS(3) option.

DEFAULT
       5

PROTOCOLS
       All

EXAMPLE
       int main(void)
       {
         CURL *curl = curl_easy_init();
         if(curl) {
           CURLcode ret;
           curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/");
           /* limit the connection cache for this handle to no more than 3 */
           curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MAXCONNECTS, 3L);
           ret = curl_easy_perform(curl);
         }
       }

AVAILABILITY
       Always

RETURN VALUE
       Returns CURLE_OK

SEE ALSO
       CURLMOPT_MAXCONNECTS(3), CURLMOPT_MAX_HOST_CONNECTIONS(3),
       CURLMOPT_MAX_TOTAL_CONNECTIONS(3), CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS(3)

libcurl                          April 26 2024          CURLOPT_MAXCONNECTS(3)