[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #25939: add_options_page(..., 'options.php') and 1000 vars limit

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#25939: add_options_page(..., 'options.php') and 1000 vars limit
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 Reporter:  tivnet          |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)    |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal          |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration  |    Version:
 Severity:  normal          |   Keywords:
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 (Related to the discussion in #14134)

 There is a "common knowledge" in the wilderness, suggesting having this
 for seeing all options at once, and I guess many admins have that enabled:

 {{{
 add_options_page('All Settings', 'All Settings', 'administrator',
 'options.php');
 }}}

 At some point, the list grows to more than 1,000 variables, and:

 {{{
 PHP Warning: Unknown: Input variables exceeded 1000.
 To increase the limit change max_input_vars in php.ini.
 in Unknown on line 0
 }}}


 The '''option table is corrupted''' then. In the best scenario, the tail
 of the table is occupied with transients. The worst - real settings.

 ''(having a separate table for transients sounds like a good idea to me,
 BTW)
 ''

 '''Now, to the point: the "All Settings" panel should NOT have the [Save]
 button. It must be read-only.
 '''

 Alternatively - AJAX save, similar to phpMyAdmin - for each option
 separately.

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