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JInstaller::cleanDiscoveredExtension

Description

Cleans up discovered extensions if they're being installed somehow else.

public function cleanDiscoveredExtension (
        $type
        $element
        $folder=''
        $client=0
)

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
$type	string		The type of extension (component, etc)
$element	string		Unique element identifier (e.g. com_content)
$folder	string		The folder of the extension (plugins; e.g. system)
$client	int	0	The client application (administrator or site)

• Returns result of query
• Defined on line 1684 of libraries/joomla/installer/installer.php

See also

• JInstaller::cleanDiscoveredExtension source code on BitBucket
• Class JInstaller
• Subpackage Installer
• Other versions of JInstaller::cleanDiscoveredExtension

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