Title: Cannot change in wp-admin/options.php
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Cannot change in wp-admin/options.php

 *  [Niek01](https://wordpress.org/support/users/niek01/)
 * (@niek01)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-change-in-wp-adminoptionsphp/)
 * Hallo,
 * I am a new user of wordpress and i’ve got my website running and working (www.
   autoschluessel-online.de). Currently i am trying to rank my website higher and
   one important aspect is the size of the website. In the current form the site
   is pretty big and i want to use gzip to compromise the website. On the internet
   ive found that its posible to enable this option in wp-admin/options.php.
 * When i got o options.php i see the gzipcompromission option, however its set 
   to 0 and in order to enable gzip it needs to have 1. If i try to change this,
   it says succesfull added, but if i look to the gzipcompromission option it still
   says 0.
 * Does someone here have an idea what the problem is or has dealed with comparable
   problems?
 * I worked myself on fixing it and i think it may lay in the default settings of
   the options.php. (preheps it sets it automatically back to 0). If i open options.
   php in the ftp, i find this, but i am not sure what to change:
 *     ```
       <?php
       /**
        * Options Management Administration Screen.
        *
        * If accessed directly in a browser this page shows a list of all saved options
        * along with editable fields for their values. Serialized data is not supported
        * and there is no way to remove options via this page. It is not linked to from
        * anywhere else in the admin.
        *
        * This file is also the target of the forms in core and custom options pages
        * that use the Settings API. In this case it saves the new option values
        * and returns the user to their page of origin.
        *
        * @package WordPress
        * @subpackage Administration
        */
   
       /** WordPress Administration Bootstrap */
       require_once( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/admin.php' );
   
       $title = __('Settings');
       $this_file = 'options.php';
       $parent_file = 'options-general.php';
   
       wp_reset_vars(array('action', 'option_page'));
   
       $capability = 'manage_options';
   
       if ( empty($option_page) ) // This is for back compat and will eventually be removed.
       	$option_page = 'options';
       else
   
       	/**
       	 * Filter the capability required when using the Settings API.
       	 *
       	 * By default, the options groups for all registered settings require the manage_options capability.
       	 * This filter is required to change the capability required for a certain options page.
       	 *
       	 * @since 3.2.0
       	 *
       	 * @param string $capability The capability used for the page, which is manage_options by default.
       	 */
       	$capability = apply_filters( "option_page_capability_{$option_page}", $capability );
   
       if ( !current_user_can( $capability ) )
       	wp_die(__('Cheatin’ uh?'));
   
       // Handle admin email change requests
       if ( is_multisite() ) {
       	if ( ! empty($_GET[ 'adminhash' ] ) ) {
       		$new_admin_details = get_option( 'adminhash' );
       		$redirect = 'options-general.php?updated=false';
       		if ( is_array( $new_admin_details ) && $new_admin_details[ 'hash' ] == $_GET[ 'adminhash' ] && !empty($new_admin_details[ 'newemail' ]) ) {
       			update_option( 'admin_email', $new_admin_details[ 'newemail' ] );
       			delete_option( 'adminhash' );
       			delete_option( 'new_admin_email' );
       			$redirect = 'options-general.php?updated=true';
       		}
       		wp_redirect( admin_url( $redirect ) );
       		exit;
       	} elseif ( ! empty( $_GET['dismiss'] ) && 'new_admin_email' == $_GET['dismiss'] ) {
       		delete_option( 'adminhash' );
       		delete_option( 'new_admin_email' );
       		wp_redirect( admin_url( 'options-general.php?updated=true' ) );
       		exit;
       	}
       }
   
       if ( is_multisite() && !is_super_admin() && 'update' != $action )
       	wp_die(__('Cheatin’ uh?'));
   
       $whitelist_options = array(
       	'general' => array( 'blogname', 'blogdescription', 'gmt_offset', 'date_format', 'time_format', 'start_of_week', 'timezone_string' ),
       	'discussion' => array( 'default_pingback_flag', 'default_ping_status', 'default_comment_status', 'comments_notify', 'moderation_notify', 'comment_moderation', 'require_name_email', 'comment_whitelist', 'comment_max_links', 'moderation_keys', 'blacklist_keys', 'show_avatars', 'avatar_rating', 'avatar_default', 'close_comments_for_old_posts', 'close_comments_days_old', 'thread_comments', 'thread_comments_depth', 'page_comments', 'comments_per_page', 'default_comments_page', 'comment_order', 'comment_registration' ),
       	'media' => array( 'thumbnail_size_w', 'thumbnail_size_h', 'thumbnail_crop', 'medium_size_w', 'medium_size_h', 'large_size_w', 'large_size_h', 'image_default_size', 'image_default_align', 'image_default_link_type' ),
       	'reading' => array( 'posts_per_page', 'posts_per_rss', 'rss_use_excerpt', 'show_on_front', 'page_on_front', 'page_for_posts', 'blog_public' ),
       	'writing' => array( 'use_smilies', 'default_category', 'default_email_category', 'use_balanceTags', 'default_link_category', 'default_post_format' )
       );
       $whitelist_options['misc'] = $whitelist_options['options'] = $whitelist_options['privacy'] = array();
   
       $mail_options = array('mailserver_url', 'mailserver_port', 'mailserver_login', 'mailserver_pass');
   
       if ( ! in_array( get_option( 'blog_charset' ), array( 'utf8', 'utf-8', 'UTF8', 'UTF-8' ) ) )
       	$whitelist_options['reading'][] = 'blog_charset';
   
       if ( !is_multisite() ) {
       	if ( !defined( 'WP_SITEURL' ) )
       		$whitelist_options['general'][] = 'siteurl';
       	if ( !defined( 'WP_HOME' ) )
       		$whitelist_options['general'][] = 'home';
   
       	$whitelist_options['general'][] = 'admin_email';
       	$whitelist_options['general'][] = 'users_can_register';
       	$whitelist_options['general'][] = 'default_role';
   
       	$whitelist_options['writing'] = array_merge($whitelist_options['writing'], $mail_options);
       	$whitelist_options['writing'][] = 'ping_sites';
   
       	$whitelist_options['media'][] = 'uploads_use_yearmonth_folders';
   
       	// If upload_url_path and upload_path are both default values, they're locked.
       	if ( get_option( 'upload_url_path' ) || ( get_option('upload_path') != 'wp-content/uploads' && get_option('upload_path') ) ) {
       		$whitelist_options['media'][] = 'upload_path';
       		$whitelist_options['media'][] = 'upload_url_path';
       	}
       } else {
       	$whitelist_options['general'][] = 'new_admin_email';
       	$whitelist_options['general'][] = 'WPLANG';
   
       	/**
       	 * Toggle post-by-email functionality.
       	 *
       	 * @since 3.0.0
       	 *
       	 * @param bool True or false, based on whether post-by-email configuration is enabled or not.
       	 */
       	if ( apply_filters( 'enable_post_by_email_configuration', true ) )
       		$whitelist_options['writing'] = array_merge($whitelist_options['writing'], $mail_options);
       }
   
       /**
        * Filter the options white list.
        *
        * @since 2.7.0
        *
        * @param array White list options.
        */
       $whitelist_options = apply_filters( 'whitelist_options', $whitelist_options );
   
       /*
        * If $_GET['action'] == 'update' we are saving settings sent from a settings page
        */
       if ( 'update' == $action ) {
       	if ( 'options' == $option_page && !isset( $_POST['option_page'] ) ) { // This is for back compat and will eventually be removed.
       		$unregistered = true;
       		check_admin_referer( 'update-options' );
       	} else {
       		$unregistered = false;
       		check_admin_referer( $option_page . '-options' );
       	}
   
       	if ( !isset( $whitelist_options[ $option_page ] ) )
       		wp_die( __( '<strong>ERROR</strong>: options page not found.' ) );
   
       	if ( 'options' == $option_page ) {
       		if ( is_multisite() && ! is_super_admin() )
       			wp_die( __( 'You do not have sufficient permissions to modify unregistered settings for this site.' ) );
       		$options = explode( ',', wp_unslash( $_POST[ 'page_options' ] ) );
       	} else {
       		$options = $whitelist_options[ $option_page ];
       	}
   
       	// Handle custom date/time formats
       	if ( 'general' == $option_page ) {
       		if ( !empty($_POST['date_format']) && isset($_POST['date_format_custom']) && '\c\u\s\t\o\m' == wp_unslash( $_POST['date_format'] ) )
       			$_POST['date_format'] = $_POST['date_format_custom'];
       		if ( !empty($_POST['time_format']) && isset($_POST['time_format_custom']) && '\c\u\s\t\o\m' == wp_unslash( $_POST['time_format'] ) )
       			$_POST['time_format'] = $_POST['time_format_custom'];
       		// Map UTC+- timezones to gmt_offsets and set timezone_string to empty.
       		if ( !empty($_POST['timezone_string']) && preg_match('/^UTC[+-]/', $_POST['timezone_string']) ) {
       			$_POST['gmt_offset'] = $_POST['timezone_string'];
       			$_POST['gmt_offset'] = preg_replace('/UTC\+?/', '', $_POST['gmt_offset']);
       			$_POST['timezone_string'] = '';
       		}
       	}
   
       	if ( $options ) {
       		foreach ( $options as $option ) {
       			if ( $unregistered )
       				_deprecated_argument( 'options.php', '2.7', sprintf( __( 'The <code>%1$s</code> setting is unregistered. Unregistered settings are deprecated. See http://codex.wordpress.org/Settings_API' ), $option, $option_page ) );
   
       			$option = trim( $option );
       			$value = null;
       			if ( isset( $_POST[ $option ] ) ) {
       				$value = $_POST[ $option ];
       				if ( ! is_array( $value ) )
       					$value = trim( $value );
       				$value = wp_unslash( $value );
       			}
       			update_option( $option, $value );
       		}
       	}
   
       	/**
       	 * Handle settings errors and return to options page
       	 */
       	// If no settings errors were registered add a general 'updated' message.
       	if ( !count( get_settings_errors() ) )
       		add_settings_error('general', 'settings_updated', __('Settings saved.'), 'updated');
       	set_transient('settings_errors', get_settings_errors(), 30);
   
       	/**
       	 * Redirect back to the settings page that was submitted
       	 */
       	$goback = add_query_arg( 'settings-updated', 'true',  wp_get_referer() );
       	wp_redirect( $goback );
       	exit;
       }
   
       include( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-header.php' ); ?>
   
       <div class="wrap">
         <h2><?php esc_html_e('All Settings'); ?></h2>
         <form name="form" action="options.php" method="post" id="all-options">
         <?php wp_nonce_field('options-options') ?>
         <input type="hidden" name="action" value="update" />
         <input type='hidden' name='option_page' value='options' />
         <table class="form-table">
       <?php
       $options = $wpdb->get_results( "SELECT * FROM $wpdb->options ORDER BY option_name" );
   
       foreach ( (array) $options as $option ) :
       	$disabled = false;
       	if ( $option->option_name == '' )
       		continue;
       	if ( is_serialized( $option->option_value ) ) {
       		if ( is_serialized_string( $option->option_value ) ) {
       			// this is a serialized string, so we should display it
       			$value = maybe_unserialize( $option->option_value );
       			$options_to_update[] = $option->option_name;
       			$class = 'all-options';
       		} else {
       			$value = 'SERIALIZED DATA';
       			$disabled = true;
       			$class = 'all-options disabled';
       		}
       	} else {
       		$value = $option->option_value;
       		$options_to_update[] = $option->option_name;
       		$class = 'all-options';
       	}
       	$name = esc_attr( $option->option_name );
       	echo "
       <tr>
       	<th scope='row'><label for='$name'>" . esc_html( $option->option_name ) . "</label></th>
       <td>";
       	if ( strpos( $value, "\n" ) !== false )
       		echo "<textarea class='$class' name='$name' id='$name' cols='30' rows='5'>" . esc_textarea( $value ) . "</textarea>";
       	else
       		echo "<input class='regular-text $class' type='text' name='$name' id='$name' value='" . esc_attr( $value ) . "'" . disabled( $disabled, true, false ) . " />";
       	echo "</td>
       </tr>";
       endforeach;
       ?>
         </table>
   
       <input type="hidden" name="page_options" value="<?php echo esc_attr( implode( ',', $options_to_update ) ); ?>" />
   
       <?php submit_button( __( 'Save Changes' ), 'primary', 'Update' ); ?>
   
         </form>
       </div>
   
       <?php
       include( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/admin-footer.php' );
       ```
   

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 *  [gnik](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gnik/)
 * (@gnik)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-change-in-wp-adminoptionsphp/#post-4767319)
 * I have the same problem with options.php.
    I change some settings, it says successfully
   updated, but when I check back, nothing has actually changed. I noticed that 
   the problem exists no matter which settings I am trying to change. Any ideas?

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