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Description

Copies the installation manifest file to the extension folder in the given client

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Syntax

copyManifest($cid=1)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$cid	1	$cid Where to copy the installfile [optional: defaults to 1 (admin)]

Returns

boolean True on success, False on error

Defined in

libraries/joomla/installer/installer.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.installer.installer' );

Source Body

function copyManifest($cid=1)
{
        // Get the client info
        jimport('joomla.application.helper');
        $client =& JApplicationHelper::getClientInfo($cid);

        $path['src'] = $this->getPath('manifest');

        if ($client) {
                $pathname = 'extension_'.$client->name;
                $path['dest']  = $this->getPath($pathname).DS.basename($this->getPath('manifest'));
        } else {
                $pathname = 'extension_root';
                $path['dest']  = $this->getPath($pathname).DS.basename($this->getPath('manifest'));
        }
        return $this->copyFiles(array ($path), true);
}

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Examples

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