Note about the Keep Alive Apache example

[alrra]

The Keep Alive Apache example is wrong, as it just sets the header, but that won't make the server do what is expected.

The correct way of doing it is through the KeepAlive, KeepAliveTimeout and MaxKeepAliveRequests Apache core directives.

These core directives won't work in the .htaccess file, however, Apache (v2.2.0+ at least):

• has (should have) KeepAlive On by default
  

• provides (should provide) default values for the KeepAliveTimeout and MaxKeepAliveRequests directives

  
  

  

So, if KeepAlive is set to Off, Apache not only won't do what is expected, but will also kinda overwrite (will append close to) the Connection header the user has set.

[djalmaaraujo]

@alrra Same here. I will take a look and reply to you. Is it possible to you create a pull-request with your considerations ?

[zenorocha]

Hey @alrra, thanks a lot for putting this together.

Although this improvement looks useful, I prefer to remove the Server section because people will start to send tips for other servers like nginx and so on (why Apache only?). Perhaps we should focus on front-end and keep these server tips to another guide.

[alrra]

I prefer to remove the Server section ... perhaps we should focus on front-end

@zenorocha SGTM. You should open an issue in that sense. :)