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Explain why certain tables can be skipped in search-replace #221

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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions README.md
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Expand Up @@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ multisite, this will just be the tables for the current site unless
Search/replace intelligently handles PHP serialized data, and does not
change primary key values.

Tables without a primary key are skipped. To check whether a table has a
primary key, run `wp db query 'DESCRIBE <table>'` and look for 'PRI' in
the Key column.

**OPTIONS**

[<old>]
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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions src/Search_Replace_Command.php
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Expand Up @@ -140,6 +140,10 @@ class Search_Replace_Command extends WP_CLI_Command {
* Search/replace intelligently handles PHP serialized data, and does not
* change primary key values.
*
* Tables without a primary key are skipped. To check whether a table has a
* primary key, run `wp db query 'DESCRIBE <table>'` and look for 'PRI' in
* the Key column.
*
* ## OPTIONS
*
* [<old>]
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