Why is my Joomla! 2.5 Extension to install content from the admin directory on joomla, but not from the site directory? (Code Download Available)

Question

Well, the problem is that my joomla module is not installing correctly. The original contents of the autobase.xml file are based on the Joomla 2.5 documentation for HelloWorld . I have two directories in com_autobase.zip called admin and site . For an unknown reason, files from the site are not transferred to Joomla / Components / Com_autobase . But instead, files from admin are transferred to both Components / com_autobase and Administrator / Components / com_autobase

.admin folder 'com_autobase.zip'

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site folder 'com_autobase.zip'

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autobase.xml contents from com_autobase and com_autobase / admin.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <!-- $Id: helloworld.xml 14 2009-11-02 18:35:20Z chdemko $ --> <extension type="component" version="1.6.0" method="upgrade"> <name>AutoBase</name> <!-- The following elements are optional and free of formatting conttraints --> <creationDate>July 2012</creationDate> <authorUrl>http://www.triotech.co.nz</authorUrl> <copyright>Copyright Info</copyright> <license>License Info</license> <!-- The version string is recorded in the components table --> <version>0.0.24</version> <!-- The description is optional and defaults to the name --> <description>This application has been built using PHP in house at Trio Technology Ltd as a third party application for the AutoBase Car Yard</description> <install> <!-- Runs on install --> <sql> <file driver="mysql" charset="utf8">sql/install.mysql.utf8.sql</file> </sql> </install> <uninstall> <!-- Runs on uninstall --> <sql> <file driver="mysql" charset="utf8">sql/uninstall.mysql.utf8.sql</file> </sql> </uninstall> <update> <!-- Runs on update; New in 1.6 --> <schemas> <schemapath type="mysql">sql/updates/mysql</schemapath> </schemas> </update> <!-- Site 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 /site/ in the package --> <files folder="site"> <filename>index.html</filename> <filename>autobase.php</filename> <filename>controller.php</filename> <filename>definitions.php</filename> <filename>imageController.php</filename> <folder>views</folder> <folder>js</folder> <folder>css</folder> <folder>helpers</folder> <folder>models</folder> <folder>cache</folder> <folder>images</folder> </files> <administration> <!-- Administration Menu Section --> <menu>AutoBase!</menu> <!-- 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"> <!-- Admin Main File Copy Section --> <filename>index.html</filename> <filename>autobase.php</filename> <filename>controller.php</filename> <!-- SQL files section --> <folder>sql</folder> <!-- tables files section --> <folder>tables</folder> <!-- models files section --> <folder>models</folder> <!-- views files section --> <folder>views</folder> <!-- views helpers section --> <folder>helpers</folder> </files> </administration> </extension> 

'com_autobase.zip' Preview of the INSTALLER package

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But when I install my packaged zip file, I get this error .. "The file does not exist: admin / definitions.php " (which is to be expected, since this file is in the site directory and not the administrator directory ).

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This tells me that he is trying to find files / folders that are in the site directory, but in the admin directory. How can I get extension files from the site and from the administrator to transfer to the right place? on CMS Joomla.

site folder 'com_autobase.zip' (preview from windows, as you see that definitions.php is there).

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Answer 1

Well found a solution to your problem. In the admin folder, delete the autobase.xml file, and also add the index.html file to the cache folder. I think Joomla does not like to set empty folders. Once you do this, he should set a fine.

Sincerely.