Question

I have created custom component and a route plugin for Joomla 1.5 to to provide SEO URLs for my component and also articles and categories which are not menu tied. Now I have to install my component and route plugin separately. Is there a way to install both in one package please?

Thank you in advance! Vojtech

Answer 1

When any extension installed Joomla triggers an event ‘com_yourcomponent_install()’ to your install file, which you have mentioned in xml file.

write a function com_yourcomponent_install in which get the path of plugin folder and install it

$installer =  new JInstaller();
// Install the packages
$installer->install($pluginPath);

For example

1. in you xml file install.mycomponent.php
2. and in install.mycomponent.php there should be a function com_mycomponent_install()

3. this function will contain the code as

   $installer = new JInstaller();
   // Install the packages
   $installer->install($pluginPath);