JInstaller/1.5

JInstaller

Methods

Visibility	Method name	Description
public	__construct	Constructor.
public	_findManifest	Tries to find the package manifest file.
public	_isManifest	Is the xml file a valid installation manifest file.
public	abort	Installation abort method.
public	copyFiles	Copy files from source directory to the target directory.
public	copyManifest	Copies the installation manifest file to the extension folder in the given client.
public	getDBO	Get the database connector object.
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 it's default parameters, and return the INI string.
public	getPath	Get an installer path by name.
public	install	Package installation method.
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	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	removeFiles	Method to parse through a files element of the installation manifest and remove the files that were installed.
public	setAdapter	Set an installer adapter by name.
public	setOverwrite	Set the allow overwrite switch.
public	setPath	Sets an installer path by name.
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	getInstance	Returns a reference to the global Installer object, only creating it if it doesn't already exist.

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

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.installer.installer' );

See also

• JInstaller on api.joomla.org
• JInstaller source code on JoomlaCode
• Subpackage Installer
• Other versions of JInstaller

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