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@@ -306,6 +306,10 @@ Enables persistent connections.
 
 Sets the amount of time the server will wait for subsequent requests on a persistent connection. Defaults to '15'.
 
+#####`maxkeepaliverequests`
+
+Sets the limit of the number of requests allowed per connection when KeepAlive is on. Defaults to '100'.
+
 #####`log_level`
 
 Changes the verbosity level of the error log. Defaults to 'warn'. Valid values are 'emerg', 'alert', 'crit', 'error', 'warn', 'notice', 'info', or 'debug'.