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Defined in

libraries/joomla/installer/installer.php

• see source code in BitBucket

Subpackage

Installer

Extends

JAdapter

Methods

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

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.installer.installer' );

See also

• JInstaller source code in BitBucket
• Other versions of this class

Examples

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