PHP curl Keep-Alive - CURLOPT_FORBID_REUSE

Question

regarding CURLOPT_FORBID_REUSE, the docs says ( http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.curl-setopt.php )

TRUE to force the connection to explicitly close when it
has finished processing, and not be pooled for reuse. 

If set to FALSE - can I trust the connection to be automatically pooled and reuse, or do I have to do anything specific in the code to support it?, ie

1. Do I need to use the same handle? ie avoid calling curl_init() again and reuse the same value it previously returned?

2. Do I need to avoid calling curl_close($ch) ?

Answer 1

1. No, you don't have to do anything specific. It's all done "under the hood".
2. You still need to call curl_init() and obtain your handle.
3. You should still call curl_close() .

In other words, the interface of curl_*() methods stays the same. Your code shouldn't change, regarding the use of CURLOPT_FORBID_REUSE flag.

curl_close() includes, but is not limited to, closing a connection. It's also to free curl and php resources, do clean up.

But really, you should only use CURLOPT_FORBID_REUSE flag if you suspect that the server your using doesn't have a properly implemented HTTP continuation.