[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #11254: update_usermeta and delete_usermeta do not update or destroy cache

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#11254: update_usermeta and delete_usermeta do not update or destroy cache
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 Reporter:  mark8barnes   |       Owner:  ryan 
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new  
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  3.0  
Component:  Database      |     Version:  2.8.5
 Severity:  minor         |    Keywords:       
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 User meta data is stored in the `$current_user` variable, which is created
 as GLOBAL by `get_currentuserinfo`. However, when `update_usermeta` and
 `delete_usermeta` are called, this variable remains unchanged.

 Subsequent calls to `get_currentuserinfo` just return the existing global
 variable, and therefore return out of data meta information.

 The solution is to check for the existence of the global variable
 `$current_user` within the `update_usermeta` and `delete_usermeta`
 functions and either update it or destroy it. Updating it might be more
 useful, and could be done without needing to recreate the whole variable.

 The change could theoretically break plugins if they assumed the existence
 of the metadata in `$current_userinfo`, but I can't imagine why anyone
 would, and it would hardly be good practice if they did.

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