CURLOPT_FORBID_REUSE(3) Library Functions Manual CURLOPT_FORBID_REUSE(3)
NAME
CURLOPT_FORBID_REUSE - make connection get closed at once after use
SYNOPSIS
#include <curl/curl.h> CURLcode curl_easy_setopt(CURL *handle, CURLOPT_FORBID_REUSE, long close);
DESCRIPTION
Pass a long. Set close to 1 to make libcurl explicitly close the connection when done with the transfer. Normally, libcurl keeps all connections alive when done with one transfer in case a succeeding one follows that can reuse them. This option should be used with caution and only if you understand what it does as it can seriously impact performance. Set to 0 to have libcurl keep the connection open for possible later reuse (default behavior).
DEFAULT
0
PROTOCOLS
This functionality affects all supported protocols
EXAMPLE
int main(void) { CURL *curl = curl_easy_init(); if(curl) { curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "https://example.com/"); curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FORBID_REUSE, 1L); curl_easy_perform(curl); /* this second transfer may not reuse the same connection */ curl_easy_perform(curl); curl_easy_cleanup(curl); } }
AVAILABILITY
Added in curl 7.7
RETURN VALUE
curl_easy_setopt(3) returns a CURLcode indicating success or error. CURLE_OK (0) means everything was OK, non-zero means an error occurred, see libcurl-errors(3).
SEE ALSO
CURLOPT_FRESH_CONNECT(3), CURLOPT_MAXCONNECTS(3), CURLOPT_MAXLIFETIME_CONN(3) libcurl 2025-02-08 CURLOPT_FORBID_REUSE(3)
curl 8.12.0 - Generated Fri Feb 14 15:59:57 CST 2025