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Summary

Closes #548.

WP_SQLite_Connection already accepts a timeout option for SQLite's busy timeout. Neither WP_MySQL_On_SQLite nor the plugin passed one in, so every site waited the default 10 seconds for the write lock, then failed with SQLSTATE[HY000]: General error: 5 database is locked.

This shows up on hosts that serve one site from several PHP processes. Writes take turns without trouble, but a request that holds a write transaction past the timeout makes every other writer fail instead of wait. WordPress Studio runs a pool of native PHP workers per site and hits this case: a long transaction in one worker fails a concurrent wpdb->insert() in another, on GET and POST requests alike. A development host would rather wait longer than show the user an error.

Changes

  • sqlite_timeout driver option. WP_MySQL_On_SQLite accepts a sqlite_timeout option (whole seconds) and passes it to the connection's timeout. When it is omitted, the connection default of 10 seconds applies, as before.
  • SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT constant. The plugin reads an optional SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT constant from wp-config.php at both of its connection sites (WP_SQLite_DB::db_connect() and sqlite_make_db_sqlite()), the same way it reads SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE.
  • Docs. The plugin README and readme.txt FAQ describe the constant, and the driver README lists the option.

Testing

  • New tests:
    • The option sets PRAGMA busy_timeout.
    • The default is unchanged.
    • A driver with sqlite_timeout => 0 fails a write immediately while another connection holds BEGIN IMMEDIATE.
  • The full mysql-on-sqlite PHPUnit suite and PHPCS pass.
  • End to end in WordPress Studio, with the same two lines applied to the bundled plugin: one request held a write transaction for 45s while another worker wrote.
Second writer
Default timeout fails after about 19s, "database is locked"
define( 'SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT', 60 ); waits 44s, then succeeds (GET and POST)

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  • New Features
    • SQLite write operations now wait up to 10 seconds by default when another connection holds a write lock.
    • Configure the wait in whole seconds with SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT; set it to 0 to fail immediately when the database is locked.
  • Documentation
    • Added guidance on SQLite write-lock behavior and timeout configuration.

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The SQLite driver now accepts a configurable busy timeout in whole seconds. The plugin reads SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT and passes it to the driver and translator. Tests cover configured values, the default timeout, and immediate failure when the timeout is zero.

Changes: SQLite Busy Timeout

Layer / File(s) Summary
Driver timeout option
packages/mysql-on-sqlite/src/sqlite/class-wp-mysql-on-sqlite.php, packages/mysql-on-sqlite/README.md, packages/mysql-on-sqlite/tests/WP_MySQL_On_SQLite_PDO_API_Tests.php, packages/mysql-on-sqlite/tests/WP_MySQL_On_SQLite_Concurrency_Tests.php
The driver forwards sqlite_timeout to the SQLite connection. Documentation describes the option and its 10-second default. Tests cover a configured timeout, the default, and an immediate database is locked error when the timeout is zero.
Plugin configuration and guidance
packages/plugin-sqlite-database-integration/wp-includes/sqlite/class-wp-sqlite-db.php, packages/plugin-sqlite-database-integration/wp-includes/sqlite/install-functions.php, packages/plugin-sqlite-database-integration/README.md, packages/plugin-sqlite-database-integration/readme.txt
The plugin passes the integer value of SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT, or null if undefined, to the connection and translator. Documentation describes the default wait and how to configure it.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Feature · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: janjakes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to e25ba

Malformed timeout configuration can disable the intended lock wait, and the new zero-timeout test can pass without verifying the configured behavior. These are bounded fixes needed for confidence in the new setting.

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Docstring Coverage Warning Docstring coverage is 30.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 10 functions across 5 files. (3 skipped: … Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: configuring the SQLite busy timeout through SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT.
Linked Issues check Passed The PR addresses all coding requirements in #548. WP_MySQL_On_SQLite forwards the optional whole-second sqlite_timeout value as the connection timeout. WP_SQLite_DB::db_connect() and `sqlite_m…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changes remain within #548. The production changes implement timeout configuration at the driver and both plugin connection sites. The tests verify the requested behavior. The README and FAQ docum…
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The PR addresses all coding requirements in #548. WP_MySQL_On_SQLite forwards the optional whole-second sqlite_timeout value as the connection timeout. WP_SQLite_DB::db_connect() and sqlite_make_db_sqlite() read SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT, or pass null when it is undefined. The reported tests cover the configured timeout, the unchanged default, and immediate lock failure with sqlite_timeout => 0. The reported suite and PHPCS results support the implementation.

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The changes remain within #548. The production changes implement timeout configuration at the driver and both plugin connection sites. The tests verify the requested behavior. The README and FAQ document the new constant and its default behavior. No unrelated change is identified.

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packages/mysql-on-sqlite/tests/WP_MySQL_On_SQLite_Concurrency_Tests.php: 1

201-202: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert the configured zero timeout.

The exception assertion can pass after the default timeout expires if sqlite_timeout => 0 is ignored. It does not prove immediate failure. Assert PRAGMA busy_timeout on $driver_b before the locked INSERT.

Suggested assertion
 			$driver_b = new WP_MySQL_On_SQLite(
 				sprintf( 'mysql-on-sqlite:path=%s;dbname=wp', $this->db_path ),
 				null,
 				null,
 				array( 'sqlite_timeout' => 0 )
 			);
 
+			$this->assertSame(
+				0,
+				(int) $driver_b->get_sqlite_pdo()->query( 'PRAGMA busy_timeout' )->fetchColumn()
+			);
+
 			$this->expectException( PDOException::class );
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@packages/mysql-on-sqlite/tests/WP_MySQL_On_SQLite_Concurrency_Tests.php around
lines 201 - 202:
In the concurrency test, verify that the zero `sqlite_timeout` option configures
the connection immediately: after creating `$driver_b` and before the locked
`INSERT`, assert that its `PRAGMA busy_timeout` value is zero using
`get_sqlite_pdo()`.

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@packages/plugin-sqlite-database-integration/wp-includes/sqlite/class-wp-sqlite-db.php:
- Line 456: Validate SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT before assigning sqlite_timeout in the
options array: accept only non-negative integers, preserve zero, and use null
for invalid values so the driver applies its default. Apply the same
normalization in the install-functions.php options setup.

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@packages/mysql-on-sqlite/tests/WP_MySQL_On_SQLite_Concurrency_Tests.php:
- Around line 201-202: In the concurrency test, verify that the zero
`sqlite_timeout` option configures the connection immediately: after creating
`$driver_b` and before the locked `INSERT`, assert that its `PRAGMA
busy_timeout` value is zero using `get_sqlite_pdo()`.

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  • packages/mysql-on-sqlite/README.md
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try {
$options = array(
'sqlite_journal_mode' => defined( 'SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE' ) ? SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE : null,
'sqlite_timeout' => defined( 'SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT' ) ? (int) SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT : null,

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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git diff --no-ext-diff b5dc0cc85e255221a53ba331e04d8b8e58a8a79f e25ba0c9aabd5ae51e42544cb7660fd98ae1a968 -- packages/plugin-sqlite-database-integration/wp-includes/sqlite/class-wp-sqlite-db.php packages/plugin-sqlite-database-integration/wp-includes/sqlite/install-functions.php packages/mysql-on-sqlite/src/sqlite/class-wp-mysql-on-sqlite.php
printf '\n-- connection sites --\n'
sed -n '430,475p' packages/plugin-sqlite-database-integration/wp-includes/sqlite/class-wp-sqlite-db.php
sed -n '1,55p' packages/plugin-sqlite-database-integration/wp-includes/sqlite/install-functions.php
printf '\n-- timeout handling and references --\n'
rg -n -C 3 'sqlite_timeout|SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT|DEFAULT_SQLITE_TIMEOUT|busy_timeout|timeout' packages/mysql-on-sqlite packages/plugin-sqlite-database-integration | head -240

Repository: WordPress/sqlite-database-integration

Length of output: 30952


🏁 Script executed:

printf '%s\n' '-- driver timeout handling --'
nl -ba packages/mysql-on-sqlite/src/sqlite/class-wp-sqlite-connection.php | sed -n '60,125p'
printf '%s\n' '-- driver option forwarding --'
nl -ba packages/mysql-on-sqlite/src/sqlite/class-wp-mysql-on-sqlite.php | sed -n '780,890p'
printf '%s\n' '-- plugin connection sites --'
nl -ba packages/plugin-sqlite-database-integration/wp-includes/sqlite/class-wp-sqlite-db.php | sed -n '445,465p'
nl -ba packages/plugin-sqlite-database-integration/wp-includes/sqlite/install-functions.php | sed -n '20,40p'
printf '%s\n' '-- timeout tests --'
nl -ba packages/mysql-on-sqlite/tests/WP_MySQL_On_SQLite_PDO_API_Tests.php | sed -n '370,415p'
nl -ba packages/mysql-on-sqlite/tests/WP_MySQL_On_SQLite_Concurrency_Tests.php | sed -n '180,215p'
printf '%s\n' '-- documentation --'
nl -ba packages/plugin-sqlite-database-integration/README.md | sed -n '61,78p'
nl -ba packages/plugin-sqlite-database-integration/readme.txt | sed -n '76,90p'

Repository: WordPress/sqlite-database-integration

Length of output: 15471


Validate SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT before casting it.

A defined value can be false or non-numeric. The current cast converts both to 0, which disables the wait instead of preserving the 10-second default. It also truncates fractional values and passes negative integers to the driver. Preserve 0 as valid. Treat invalid values as omitted and pass null so the driver applies its default. Apply the same validation in install-functions.php.

Suggested fix
--- "a/packages/plugin-sqlite-database-integration/wp-includes/sqlite/class-wp-sqlite-db.php"
+++ "b/packages/plugin-sqlite-database-integration/wp-includes/sqlite/class-wp-sqlite-db.php"
@@ -451,10 +451,21 @@
 		}
 
 		try {
+			$sqlite_timeout = null;
+			if ( defined( 'SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT' ) ) {
+				$sqlite_timeout = filter_var(
+					SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT,
+					FILTER_VALIDATE_INT,
+					array( 'options' => array( 'min_range' => 0 ) )
+				);
+				if ( false === $sqlite_timeout ) {
+					$sqlite_timeout = null;
+				}
+			}
 			$options = array(
 				'sqlite_journal_mode' => defined( 'SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE' ) ? SQLITE_JOURNAL_MODE : null,
-				'sqlite_timeout'      => defined( 'SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT' ) ? (int) SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT : null,
+				'sqlite_timeout'      => $sqlite_timeout,
 			);
 			$dbh     = new WP_MySQL_On_SQLite(
 				sprintf(
 					'mysql-on-sqlite:path=%s;dbname=%s',

Apply the same normalization before the options array in install-functions.php.

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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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Review comment at
@packages/plugin-sqlite-database-integration/wp-includes/sqlite/class-wp-sqlite-db.php
at line 456:
Validate SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT before assigning sqlite_timeout in the options
array: accept only non-negative integers, preserve zero, and use null for
invalid values so the driver applies its default. Apply the same normalization
in the install-functions.php options setup.

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Allow configuring the SQLite busy timeout (SQLITE_BUSY_TIMEOUT)

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