keepalive_requests on backend

[Maxim Dounin]

Hello!

On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 08:07:24AM +0000, Kingsley Foreman wrote:

> Hi guys
> 
> I use
> 
>         upstream backend{
>                 server xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:80;
>                 keepalive 40;
>         }
> 
> I was wondering if this listened to "keepalive_requests"
> 
> I would like to be able to make sure the backend will only 
> maintain a connection for say 1000 queries before it reconnects.

Right now nginx doesn't set any limits on number of requests to 
backend via single keepalive connection.  Backend may do so.

Maxim Dounin