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485           return false;
486
487      wp_protect_special_option( $option );
488
489      if ( is_object($newvalue) )
490           $newvalue = wp_clone($newvalue);
491
492      $newvalue = sanitize_option( $option, $newvalue );
493      $oldvalue = get_option( $option );
494      $newvalue = apply_filters( 'pre_update_option_' . $option, $newvalue, $oldvalue );
495
496      // If the new and old values are the same, no need to update.
497      if ( $newvalue === $oldvalue )
498           return false;
499
500      if ( false === $oldvalue )
501           return add_option( $option, $newvalue );
502
503      $notoptions = wp_cache_get( 'notoptions', 'options' );