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JInstaller

Methods

Visibility	Method name	Description
public	__construct	Constructor.
public	abort	Installation abort method.
public	cleanDiscoveredExtension	Cleans up discovered extensions if they're being installed somehow else.
public	copyFiles	Copyfiles.
public	copyManifest	Copies the installation manifest file to the extension folder in the given client.
public	discover	Extension discover method Asks each adapter to find extensions.
public	discover_install
public	findDeletedFiles	Compares two "files" entries to find deleted files/folders.
public	findManifest	Tries to find the package manifest file.
public	generateManifestCache	Generates a manifest cache.
public	getManifest	Get the installation manifest object.
public	getOverwrite	Get the allow overwrite switch.
public	getParams	Method to parse the parameters of an extension, build the INI string for its default parameters, and return the INI string.
public	getPath	Get an installer path by name.
public	getRedirectURL	Get the redirect location.
public	getUpgrade	Get the allow overwrite switch.
public	install	Package installation method.
public	isManifest	Is the xml file a valid Joomla installation manifest file.
public	loadMD5Sum	Loads an MD5SUMS file into an associative array.
public	parseFiles	Method to parse through a files element of the installation manifest and take appropriate action.
public	parseLanguages	Method to parse through a languages element of the installation manifest and take appropriate action.
public	parseMedia	Method to parse through a media element of the installation manifest and take appropriate action.
public	parseQueries	Backward compatible method to parse through a queries element of the installation manifest file and take appropriate action.
public	parseSchemaUpdates	Method to process the updates for an item.
public	parseSQLFiles	Method to extract the name of a discreet installation sql file from the installation manifest file.
public	pushStep	Pushes a step onto the installer stack for rolling back steps.
public	refreshManifestCache	Refreshes the manifest cache stored in __extensions.
public	removeFiles	Method to parse through a files element of the installation manifest and remove the files that were installed.
public	setOverwrite	Set the allow overwrite switch.
public	setPath	Sets an installer path by name.
public	setRedirectURL	Set the redirct location.
public	setSchemaVersion	Set the schema version for an extension by looking at its latest update.
public	setUpgrade	Set the allow overwrite switch.
public	setupInstall	Prepare for installation: this method sets the installation directory, finds and checks the installation file and verifies the installation type.
public	uninstall	Package uninstallation method.
public	update	Package update method.
public static	getInstance	Returns the global Installer object, only creating it if it doesn't already exist.

• Defined in libraries/joomla/installer/installer.php
• Extends JAdapter

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.installer.installer' );

See also

• JInstaller source code on BitBucket
• Subpackage Installer
• Other versions of JInstaller

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