[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #58825: Run automated performance workflows using production environment vars

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#58825: Run automated performance workflows using production environment vars
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 Reporter:  joemcgill         |      Owner:  (none)
     Type:  task (blessed)    |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |  Milestone:  6.3
Component:  Build/Test Tools  |    Version:
 Severity:  normal            |   Keywords:  needs-patch
  Focuses:  performance       |
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 The automated performance tests that run as part of
 [https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-
 develop/blob/trunk/.github/workflows/performance.yml this workflow] use
 the Docker environment bundled in the Core repo to set up an environment
 for testing. However, this environment gets configured using the included
 `.env` configuration file, which is meant for setting up an environment
 for WordPress core development, not production, including setting
 environment variables like `WP_DEBUG` and `SCRIPT_DEBUG` to true, and
 `WP_DEVELOPMENT_MODE` to `core`, all of which can cause side effects that
 skew performance results.

 To get a better picture of how changes are effecting WP performance in
 standard production configurations, the Docker environment should be
 configured with the following environment variables (at minimum):

 * `WP_DEBUG` === `false`
 * `SCRIPT_DEBUG` === `false`
 * `WP_DEVELOPMENT_MODE` === `''`

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/58825>
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