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Bug 2006 - Use (un)serialize in encodeOptions() and ecodeOptions()

Summary:	Use (un)serialize in encodeOptions() and ecodeOptions()

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX Product: MediaWiki Classification: Unclassified Component: General/Unknown (Other open bugs) Version: unspecified Hardware: Other All Importance: Lowest minor (vote) Target Milestone: --- Assigned To: Nobody - You can work on this! URL: Whiteboard: Keywords: Depends on: Blocks: code_quality   Show dependency tree / graph		Reported: 2005-04-28 11:28 UTC by Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason Modified: 2011-03-13 18:05 UTC (History) CC List: 0 users See Also: Web browser: --- Mobile Platform: --- Assignee Huggle Beta Tester: ---

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Description Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason 2005-04-28 11:28:31 UTC Rather than maintaining our own format for the user_options field we should use a php array which we move around with serialize and unserialize, this would be faster. Comment 1 Brion Vibber 2005-04-28 22:50:17 UTC A blob is a huge pain in the ass when trying to get aggregate information on options usage or to make global changes to users' settings. Instead of any blob format, we should be using a property table.