Container element.

Contains elements that determine whether or not to close idle clients automatically.

Set the enable attribute to true to close idle clients. If the enable attribute is omitted or set to false, the feature is disabled. The default value is false.

A client is active when it is sending or receiving data. Use <AutoCloseIdleClients> to specify how often the server should check for idle clients. When a client has been idle longer than the maximum idle time (60 seconds by default), the server sends a status message to the NetConnection object (the client). The server closes the client connection to the server and writes a message to the access log. The server also writes a message such as "Client x has been idle for y seconds" in the core and event logs.

To configure the closing of idle connections, you must enable the feature in the Server.xml file. Once you enable the feature in the Server.xml file, you can disable the feature for individual virtual hosts in the Vhost.xml files or for individual applications in Application.xml. The values defined in the Vhost.xml configuration file apply to all clients connected to the Vhost, unless values are defined in the Application.xml file. The Application.xml values override the Vhost.xml values. (Subsequently, the values defined in the Server.xml configuration file apply to all clients connected to the server, unless the values are defined in the Vhost.xml file. The Vhost.xml values override the Server.xml values.

Example

<AutoCloseIdleClients enable="false">
    <CheckInterval>60</CheckInterval>
    <MaxIdleTime>600</MaxIdleTime>
</AutoCloseIdleClients>