KeepAliveTimeout Directive

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Purpose

This directive specifies the maximum amount of time the server will wait between requests on an open KeepAlive connection.

Syntax

KeepAliveTimeout #num

Where #num is number of seconds before the server times out and closes the connection.

Virtual Host

This directive is not valid in VirtualHost configuration.

Default

The default is 10 seconds.

Compile Option: DEFAULT_KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT

Examples

KeepAliveTimeout 60

This will allow the server to keep the connection open for a minute between requests.

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NCSA HTTPd Development Team / httpd@ncsa.uiuc.edu / 10-02-95