static function tableExists($table)
{
$db = JFactory::getDBO();
$prefix = $db->getPrefix();
$table = str_replace('#__', '', $table);
$table = str_replace($prefix, '', $table);
$table = $db->getPrefix() . $table;
if (isset(self::$cache[$table])) {
return self::$cache[$table];
}
$q = "SHOW TABLES LIKE '" . $table . "'";
$db->setQuery($q);
$r = $db->loadResult();
if (empty(self::$cache)) {
self::$cache = array();
}
if (!empty($r)) {
self::$cache[$table] = true;
return true;
}
self::$cache[$table] = false;
return false;
}