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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE install SYSTEM "http://www.joomla.org/xml/dtd/1.5/component-install.dtd">
<install type="component" version="1.5.0">
	<!--  The extension commercial name: make it different form others at JED http://extensions.joomla.org/-->
	<name>Hello World</name>
	<!-- The following elements are optional and free of formatting constraints --> 
	<!-- Original creation date. Recommended: YYYY-MM-DD -->
	<creationDate>2007-01-17</creationDate>
	<author>John Doe</author>
	<authorEmail>john.doe@example.org</authorEmail>
	<authorUrl>http://www.example.org</authorUrl>
	<copyright>Copyright Info</copyright>
	<license>License Info with link</license>
	<!--  The version string is recorded in the components table -->
	<version>1.0.1</version>
	<!--  The date for the actual version release -->
	<releaseDate>2010-05-14</releaseDate>
	<!--  Type of release: Bug fix, Security Fix, Minor update, Major update -->
	<releaseType>Major update</releaseType>
	<downloadUrl>http://www.example.org/downloads/myjoomlaextensions/</downloadUrl>
	<!-- The description is optional and defaults to the name -->
	<description>Description of the component ...</description>

	<!-- Custom Install Script to execute -->
	<!-- Note: This will be copied from the root of the installation package to the administrator directory automatically -->
	<installfile>install.helloworld.php</installfile>
	
	<!-- Custom Uninstall Script to execute -->
	<!-- Note: This will be copied from the root of the installation package to the administrator directory automatically -->
	<uninstallfile>uninstall.helloworld.php</uninstallfile>

	<!-- Install Database Section -->
	<install>
		<sql>
			<file driver="mysql" charset="utf8">install.mysql.utf8.sql</file>
			<file driver="mysql">install.mysql.nonutf8.sql</file>
		</sql>
	</install>
	
	<!-- Uninstall Database Section -->
	<uninstall>
		<sql>
			<file driver="mysql" charset="utf8">uninstall.mysql.utf8.sql</file>
			<file driver="mysql">uninstall.mysql.nonutf8.sql</file>
		</sql>
	</uninstall>

	<!-- Site Main File Copy Section -->
	<files>
		<filename>index.html</filename>
		<filename>helloworld.php</filename>
                <folder>views</folder>
	</files>
	
	<!-- Site Main Language File Copy Section -->
	<languages>
		<language tag="en-GB">en-GB.com_test.ini</language>
		<language tag="de-DE">de-DE.com_test.ini</language>
		<language tag="nl-NL">nl-NL.com_test.ini</language>
	</languages>
	
	<!-- Site Main Media File Copy Section -->
	<media destination="com_helloworld">
		<filename>image.png</filename>
		<filename>flash.swf</filename>
	</media>

	<administration>
	
		<!-- Administration Menu Section -->
                <!-- Name to display at the component menu. Should be the same as the extension commercial name -->
		<menu img="components/com_helloworld/images/helloworld_icon.png">Hello World</menu>
		<submenu>
			<!-- Note that all & must be escaped to &amp; for the file to be valid XML and be parsed by the installer -->
			<menu link="option=com_helloworld&amp;controller=config">Configuration</menu>
			<!-- Instead of link you can specify individual link attributes -->
			<menu img="icon" task="hello" controller="z" view="a" layout="b" sub="c">Hello Again!</menu>
			<menu view="test" layout="foo">Testing Foo Layout</menu>
		</submenu>
		
		<!-- Administration Main File Copy Section -->
		<!-- Note the folder attribute: This attribute describes the folder
			to copy FROM in the package to install therefore files copied
			in this section are copied from /admin/ in the package -->
		<files folder="admin">
			<filename>index.html</filename>
			<filename>admin.helloworld.php</filename>
		</files>
		
		<!-- Administration Language File Copy Section -->
		<languages folder="admin">
			<language tag="en-GB">en-GB.com_helloworld.ini</language>
			<language tag="de-DE">de-DE.com_helloworld.ini</language>
			<language tag="nl-NL">nl-NL.com_helloworld.ini</language>
		</languages>
		
		<!-- Administration Main Media File Copy Section -->
		<media folder="admin" destination="com_helloworld">
			<filename>admin-image.png</filename>
			<filename>admin-flash.swf</filename>
		</media>
	</administration>
</install>

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