[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #55270: Option can_compress_scripts not autoload causing extra DB query on every request

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#55270: Option can_compress_scripts not autoload causing extra DB query on every
request
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 Reporter:  RavanH         |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)   |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Script Loader  |     Version:
 Severity:  minor          |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch      |     Focuses:  performance
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Comment (by azaozz):

 Actually thinking this functionality (the options and the code that sets
 it) can now be removed. Detecting whether compression from PHP is
 supported was necessary many years ago and was used when outputting
 concatenated and compressed JS and CSS from `load-scripts.php` and `load-
 styles.php`. As PHP based compression was removed there, the code that
 detects it is unused.

 Also looked if the option is used in themes/plugins. It is mentioned in
 about 40 plugins but seems only used as a "default core option", not to
 determine if compression from PHP is available. That's not surprising as
 over the years output compression has moved to the server software as it
 is more efficient.

 In these terms thinning it would be better to (slightly) repurpose this
 ticket and remove the code that wets the option too. Seems for back-compat
 with the ~40 plugins the option can still be set to `false`.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/55270#comment:5>
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