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  1. Moodle
  2. MDL-47456

DB performance issue with get_config siteidentifier

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    • MOODLE_26_STABLE, MOODLE_310_STABLE, MOODLE_400_STABLE
    • MDL-47456-avoid-siteid-db
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      Performance test

      Before applying the patch

      1. Turn on performance debugging in config.php: 

        $CFG->perfdebug = 15;

      2. Load any page, reload it a couple times to get everything warm and look at DB reads in the footer (eg I see 56)

      After applying the patch

      1. Apply the patch
      2. Reload the same page several times
        1. Confirm that the DB reads went down by 1 (e.g. I see 55 instead of 56)

      Upgrade test

      1. Open the version.php file in your editor
      2. Find the $version variable and increment it by one at the end
      3. Run an upgrade in the UI (visit /admin)
        1. Confirm that there were no errors
      4. Increment the version number in $version again
      5. Perform a CLI upgrade: 

        php admin/cli/upgrade.php

        1. Confirm that there were no errors

      Installation test

      1. Ensure that the code is up-to-date and clean: 

        git checkout .
        		 
        git reset --hard origin/[branch]
        		 
        git clean -df

      2. Uninstall your current site and remove the config.php
      3. Perform a fresh install via the UI
        1. Confirm that there were no errors
      4. Drop the database again but retain the config.php
      5. Perform a fresh install via the UI
        1. Confirm that there were no errors
      6. Uninstall your current site and remove the config.php
      7. Perform a fresh install via the CLI using php admin/cli/install.php
        1. Confirm that there were no errors
      8. Drop the database again but retain the config.php
      9. Perform a fresh install via the CLI using php admin/cli/install_database.php
        1. Confirm that there were no errors
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      Performance test Before applying the patch Turn on performance debugging in config.php: $CFG->perfdebug = 15; Load any page, reload it a couple times to get everything warm and look at DB reads in the footer (eg I see 56) After applying the patch Apply the patch Reload the same page several times Confirm that the DB reads went down by 1 (e.g. I see 55 instead of 56) Upgrade test Open the version.php file in your editor Find the $version variable and increment it by one at the end Run an upgrade in the UI (visit /admin) Confirm that there were no errors Increment the version number in $version again Perform a CLI upgrade: php admin/cli/upgrade.php Confirm that there were no errors Installation test Ensure that the code is up-to-date and clean: git checkout . git reset --hard origin/[branch] git clean -df Uninstall your current site and remove the config.php Perform a fresh install via the UI Confirm that there were no errors Drop the database again but retain the config.php Perform a fresh install via the UI Confirm that there were no errors Uninstall your current site and remove the config.php Perform a fresh install via the CLI using php admin/cli/install.php Confirm that there were no errors Drop the database again but retain the config.php Perform a fresh install via the CLI using php admin/cli/install_database.php Confirm that there were no errors

      We are seeing slowness on our servers from this query:

      SELECT value FROM mdl_config WHERE name = 'siteidentifier'

      We tracked the query down to get_config method which is being called from initialise_cfg.

      So, it appears that on every page page load, this query is being executed. Also, the reason for the query seems a little odd, like for detecting if we are doing an install or similar. I looked at the original code that added this in and it used to disable caches when the query failed, but that line was removed.

      Anyways, seeking advice on refactoring so this query isn't executed on every page.

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            brendanheywood Brendan Heywood
            bushido Mark Nielsen
            Dmitrii Metelkin Dmitrii Metelkin
            Andrew Lyons Andrew Lyons
            Janelle Barcega Janelle Barcega
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