// Load the module XML installation package $xmlData = file_get_contents('mod_mymodule.xml'); // Parse and install the module package $installer = new JInstaller; $installer->install(JApplicationHelper::parseXMLInstallFile($xmlData));
// Load the plugin XML update package $xmlData = file_get_contents('plg_myplugin.xml'); // Update the plugin package $updater = JInstaller::getInstance(); $updater->update(JApplicationHelper::parseXMLInstallFile($xmlData));In Example 2, the JInstaller::update() function is used to update a Joomla plugin package that has been parsed using JApplicationHelper::parseXMLInstallFile(). Package library: Joomla Framework JApplicationHelper::parseXMLInstallFile is a function in the Joomla Framework, a PHP-based web application framework used for developing feature-rich, professional-grade content management systems (CMS) and web applications. It is used specifically in Joomla extensions development to install or update components, modules, plugins, templates or any other types of extensions.