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230      // If the new and old values are the same, no need to update.
231      if ( $value === $old_value )
232           return false;
233
234      if ( false === $old_value )
235           return add_option( $option, $value );
236
237      $serialized_value = maybe_serialize( $value );
238
239      do_action( 'update_option', $option, $old_value, $value );
240      $result = $wpdb->update( $wpdb->options, array( 'option_value' => $serialized_value ), array( 'option_name' => $option ) );
241      if ( ! $result )
242           return false;
243
244      $notoptions = wp_cache_get( 'notoptions', 'options' );
245      if ( is_array( $notoptions ) && isset( $notoptions[$option] ) ) {
246           unset( $notoptions[$option] );
247           wp_cache_set( 'notoptions', $notoptions, 'options' );
248      }