J1.5

Components:xml installfile

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<install type="component" version="1.5.0">
	<name>hello_world</name>
	<!-- The following elements are optional and free of formatting conttraints -->
	<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</license>
	<!--  The version string is recorded in the components table -->
	<version>Component Version String</version>
	<!-- 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.eventlist.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.eventlist.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>test.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_test">
		<filename>image.png</filename>
		<filename>flash.swf</filename>
	</media>

	<administration>
	
		<!-- Administration Menu Section -->
		<menu img="components/com_test/assets/test-16.png">EventList</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;task=hello&amp;who=world">Hello World!</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.test.php</filename>
		</files>
		
		<!-- Administration Language File Copy Section -->
		<languages folder="admin">
			<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>
		
		<!-- Administration Main Media File Copy Section -->
		<media folder="admin" destination="com_test">
			<filename>admin-image.png</filename>
			<filename>admin-flash.swf</filename>
		</media>
	</administration>
</install>
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General Information

Put this xml file, also called manifest, in the root of your package (because the installer will take its path as the root path for all other files). Don't include itself under <files>...