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title: 'Basic Principles'
url: 'https://manuals.remository.com/useful/joomla-install-scripts-for-components/basic-principles'
markdown: 'https://manuals.remository.com/useful/joomla-install-scripts-for-components/basic-principles.md'
date: '2026-10-06'
description: 'Standard code is located in the bootstrap directory of the Black Sheep Research Library. There are a number of classes, providing generally helpful services. The zbuild process includes them in a component package, inside the admin/install directory. This complements the policy of having install.sc…'
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# Basic Principles

Standard code is located in the bootstrap directory of the Black Sheep Research Library. There are a number of classes, providing generally helpful services. The zbuild process includes them in a component package, inside the admin/install directory. This complements the policy of having install.script.php (the install script) in an install directory within the component package. Joomla will eventually place it in administrator/com\_example/install. The helpful classes will also go there. The manifest should ensure there is a folder within the admin section called install that contains an empty index.html file.

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