Global Set Variables Persist in Both DB and Files Despite Config

[mcrepaldi]

Bug description

I have configured the Eloquent driver with the following setup:

• Global Sets are set to use files
• Global Variables are set to use Eloquent

This configuration works for retrieving values. However, when saving values to the Global Sets, the data is being stored in both locations:

• In the file: /content/globals/mycoolglobalset.yaml
• In the database: global_set_variables table

At runtime, the values are only read from the database, which means the file becomes redundant and creates unnecessary changes in version control (dirty Git state).

Expected Behavior:
When Global Variables are configured to use the Eloquent driver, values should be stored only in the database and not persisted to YAML files.

How to reproduce

1. Configure eloquent-driver.php with the following settings:

'global_sets' => [
    'driver' => 'file',
    'model' => \Statamic\Eloquent\Globals\GlobalSetModel::class,
],

'global_set_variables' => [
    'driver' => 'eloquent',
    'model' => \Statamic\Eloquent\Globals\VariablesModel::class,
],

2. Create a Global Set named mycoolglobalset. This will result in:

• A configuration file at /content/globals/mycoolglobalset.yaml
• A corresponding blueprint for the global set
• An initial record in the global_set_variables database table

3. Add a field to the blueprint and save a value.

4. Observe that:

• The value is saved to both /content/globals/mycoolglobalset.yaml and the global_set_variables table

Logs

Environment

Environment
Application Name: Laravel
Laravel Version: 12.15.0
PHP Version: 8.4.7
Composer Version: 2.8.9
Environment: local
Debug Mode: ENABLED
URL: localhost
Maintenance Mode: OFF
Timezone: UTC
Locale: en

Cache
Config: NOT CACHED
Events: NOT CACHED
Routes: NOT CACHED
Views: CACHED

Drivers
Broadcasting: log
Cache: database
Database: sqlite
Logs: stack / single
Mail: log
Queue: database
Session: database

Storage
public/storage: NOT LINKED

Statamic
Addons: 1
Sites: 1
Stache Watcher: Enabled (auto)
Static Caching: Disabled
Version: 5.56.0 Solo

Statamic Addons
statamic/eloquent-driver: 4.21.1

Statamic Eloquent Driver
Asset Containers: file
Assets: file
Blueprints: file
Collection Trees: eloquent
Collections: file
Entries: eloquent
Forms: file
Global Sets: file
Global Variables: eloquent
Navigation Trees: eloquent
Navigations: eloquent
Revisions: eloquent
Sites: eloquent
Taxonomies: eloquent
Terms: eloquent
Tokens: eloquent

Additional details

No response

[ryanmitchell]

Its a known issue and will be fixed by #411 once we can tag a new major version alongside Statamic v6.