Hi @bulls_shark, glad you reached out!
Only the File Change feature is known to strain the database load in some cases, so I’d recommend disabling it on your site, if not needed or exclude regularly updating plugins/themes, as much as possible.
Although, I did run this command on a test site with most Solid Security Basic features enabled: SELECT option_name, autoload FROM wp_options WHERE option_name LIKE 'itsec_%'; and it returned the following result: https://share.zight.com/NQumkXm1. The itsec_active_modules and itsec-storage are found in the wp_options table, so I’d recommend checking them to see which modules you can disable.
There is an existing feature request related to reducing bloat for autoloaded options here, so I’d recommend adding your vote and comment there.
As for the PHP 8.4 support, yes, Solid Security works on this version without critical errors except for deprecation notices (that we are tracking).
Hope this helps, and let us know if you need further assistance.
Hi chandelierrr,
Thanks a lot for your response and the helpful insights!
I just double-checked all the options in my database with the itsec_ prefix. Here’s my current list, including their respective autoload values:
itsec_active_modules auto
itsec_cron off
itsec_dismissed_notices yes
itsec_file_change_latest off
itsec_file_change_scan_destroyed off
itsec_highlighted_logs no
itsec_remind_me_notices no
itsec_temp_whitelist_ip off
itsec_user_encryption_test off
itsec-storage auto
What’s interesting is that itsec_scheduler_page_load is not present in my database – not with autoload set to off, auto, or yes.
So I’m wondering:
Is this option only created when certain modules are enabled or after specific actions?
Or has it perhaps been removed or replaced in a recent update?
I’m trying to avoid unnecessary autoloaded options, so I’d really like to understand which of these are essential and which ones can safely be removed or disabled.
Also, thanks for pointing out the feature request – I’ll definitely add my vote there!
Best regards,
