Mastering Joomla! 1.5 Extension and Framework Development

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XML Manifest File
The XML manifest file details everything the installer needs to know about an
extension. Any mistakes in the file may result in partial or total installation failure.
XML manifest files should be saved using UTF-8 encoding. For a base manifest file,
you can use the file detailed at the start of this chapter, to create a sandbox.
The tables below describe the tags you can use in your XML manifest file in detail:
install (Root tag)
The root tag, called install, identifies the type of extension and the version of Joomla! for
which the extension is written.
Example

Attributes type Type of extension.
version Version of Joomla! the extension is for.
Sub-tags
author, authorEmail, authorUrl, copyright, creationDate, description, files,
languages, license, media, name, params, version
author
Author's name.
Example John Smith
authorEmail
Author's email address.
Example johnsmith@example.

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