Title: reduce database load
Last modified: March 14, 2025

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# reduce database load

 *  Resolved [bulls_shark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bulls_shark/)
 * (@bulls_shark)
 * [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reduce-database-load-2/)
 * Hello support team,
 * Could you please let us know which options of your plugin are loaded via autoload
   in the database but can be safely disabled to reduce database load?
 * Do you already support php 8.4?
 * Thank you very much for your support!

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 *  Plugin Support [chandelierrr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shanedelierrr/)
 * (@shanedelierrr)
 * [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reduce-database-load-2/#post-18379319)
 * Hi [@bulls_shark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/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](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](https://solidwp.featureos.app/p/provide-a-way-to-track-optimize-bloat-from-plugins-and-enable-debugging-tools),
   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.
 *  Thread Starter [bulls_shark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bulls_shark/)
 * (@bulls_shark)
 * [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reduce-database-load-2/#post-18381922)
 * 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 offitsec_dismissed_notices yesitsec_file_change_latest
   offitsec_file_change_scan_destroyed offitsec_highlighted_logs noitsec_remind_me_notices
   noitsec_temp_whitelist_ip offitsec_user_encryption_test offitsec-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,

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 * Last activity: [1 year, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/reduce-database-load-2/#post-18381922)
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