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Description

function used to check if extension is already installed

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Syntax

extensionExistsInSystem($name=null)

Parameter Name	Default Value	Description
$name	null	$name The name of the extension to install

Returns

boolean True if extension exists

Defined in

libraries/joomla/installer/adapters/file.php

Importing

jimport( 'joomla.installer.adapters.file' );

Source Body

private function extensionExistsInSystem($name = null)
{

        // Get a database connector object
        $db =& $this->parent->getDBO();

        $query = 'SELECT `extension_id`' .
                        ' FROM `#__extensions`' .
                        ' WHERE name = '.$db->Quote($name) .
                        ' AND type = "file"';

        $db->setQuery($query);

        try {
                $db->Query();
        } catch(JException $e) {
                // Install failed, roll back changes
                $this->parent->abort(JText::_('Files').' '.JText::_($this->route).': '.$db->stderr(true));
                return false;
        }
        $id = $db->loadResult();

        if (empty($id))
        return false;

        return true;

}

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