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517           return false;
518
519      wp_protect_special_option( $option );
520
521      if ( is_object($newvalue) )
522           $newvalue = clone $newvalue;
523
524      $newvalue = sanitize_option( $option, $newvalue );
525      $oldvalue = get_option( $option );
526      $newvalue = apply_filters( 'pre_update_option_' . $option, $newvalue, $oldvalue );
527
528      // If the new and old values are the same, no need to update.
529      if ( $newvalue === $oldvalue )
530           return false;
531
532      if ( false === $oldvalue )
533           return add_option( $option, $newvalue );
534
535      $notoptions = wp_cache_get( 'notoptions', 'options' );