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CURLOPT_MAXCONNECTS(3)              libcurl             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 will be 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 and changes libcurl's behavior. 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
       Most

EXAMPLE
       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), CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS(3),

ibcurl 8.1.2                    April 26, 2023          CURLOPT_MAXCONNECTS(3)