[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #33885: meta_form performs a potentially expensive query

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#33885: meta_form performs a potentially expensive query
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 Reporter:  jorbin                   |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)             |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Administration           |     Version:  4.3.1
 Severity:  critical                 |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing  |     Focuses:  performance
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Comment (by jb510):

 Replying to [comment:24 helen]:
 > Moving to future release aka punting, this isn't really "fixed" for 4.4
 so much as you can just get around it for now without having to alter the
 table.

 Why avoid altering the table here? Is the concern someone could be using a
 191+ char key and updating could truncate the key? Could we check max
 field length and then update?   Or are we hoping for an upstream fox from
 MariaDB?

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/33885#comment:38>
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