Question

I have successfully created a custom payment gateway module in Magento. Everything work fine as expected.

What I want to do is to make the module installable so that anyone who has the .zip file can install it rather than coping the files manually. I know this is possible with magento and I have seen such modules.

How to make the module installable in Magento which already has been developed ? Please explain the steps if possible.

Answer 1

Here is the step-by-step instruction on how to Package an Extension.

http://www.magentocommerce.com/wiki/7_-_magento_connect/packaging_a_magento_extension

Let me know if you run in any trouble.

Firstly, go to your Admin > System > Magento Connect > Package Extensions
There you will be greeted with New Extension where you can fill all the details of your module.
If you don’t understand any field there, just check it in the above article which gives explanation of all the fields required while packaging an extension.