Adding a updateserver definition
To add a updateserver functionality adjust the helloworld.xml to look like this.
helloworld.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <extension type="component" version="2.5.0" method="upgrade"> <name>COM_HELLOWORLD</name> <!-- The following elements are optional and free of formatting constraints --> <creationDate>November 2009</creationDate> <author>John Doe</author> <authorEmail>john.doe@example.org</authorEmail> <authorUrl>http://www.example.org</authorUrl> <copyright>Copyright Info</copyright> <license>License Info</license> <!-- The version string is recorded in the components table --> <version>0.0.15</version> <!-- The description is optional and defaults to the name --> <description>COM_HELLOWORLD_DESCRIPTION</description> <!-- Runs on install/uninstall/update; New in 2.5 --> <scriptfile>script.php</scriptfile> <install> <!-- Runs on install --> <sql> <file driver="mysql" charset="utf8">sql/install.mysql.utf8.sql</file> </sql> </install> <uninstall> <!-- Runs on uninstall --> <sql> <file driver="mysql" charset="utf8">sql/uninstall.mysql.utf8.sql</file> </sql> </uninstall> <update> <!-- Runs on update; New in 2.5 --> <schemas> <schemapath type="mysql">sql/updates/mysql</schemapath> </schemas> </update> <!-- Site Main File Copy Section --> <!-- Note the folder attribute: This attribute describes the folder to copy FROM in the package to install therefore files copied in this section are copied from /site/ in the package --> <files folder="site"> <filename>index.html</filename> <filename>helloworld.php</filename> <filename>controller.php</filename> <folder>views</folder> <folder>models</folder> <folder>language</folder> </files> <media destination="com_helloworld" folder="media"> <filename>index.html</filename> <folder>images</folder> </media> <administration> <!-- Administration Menu Section --> <menu img="../media/com_helloworld/images/tux-16x16.png">COM_HELLOWORLD_MENU</menu> <!-- Administration Main File Copy Section --> <!-- Note the folder attribute: This attribute describes the folder to copy FROM in the package to install therefore files copied in this section are copied from /admin/ in the package --> <files folder="admin"> <!-- Admin Main File Copy Section --> <filename>index.html</filename> <filename>config.xml</filename> <filename>access.xml</filename> <filename>helloworld.php</filename> <filename>controller.php</filename> <!-- SQL files section --> <folder>sql</folder> <!-- tables files section --> <folder>tables</folder> <!-- models files section --> <folder>models</folder> <!-- views files section --> <folder>views</folder> <!-- controllers files section --> <folder>controllers</folder> <!-- helpers files section --> <folder>helpers</folder> </files> <languages folder="admin"> <language tag="en-GB">language/en-GB/en-GB.com_helloworld.ini</language> <language tag="en-GB">language/en-GB/en-GB.com_helloworld.sys.ini</language> </languages> </administration> <!-- UPDATESERVER DEFINITION --> <updateservers> <!-- Note: No spaces or linebreaks allowed between the server tags --> <server type="extension" priority="1" name="HelloWorld Update Site">http://yourdomain.com/update/helloworld-update.xml</server> </updateservers> </extension>
You also need to put a XML-file on your server which contains all update-informations.
helloworld-update.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <updates> <update> <name>HelloWorld</name> <description>HelloWorld Component</description> <element>com_helloworld</element> <type>component</type> <version>1.5.0</version> <infourl title="HalloWorld URL">http://yourdomain.com</infourl> <downloads> <downloadurl type="full" format="zip">http://yourdomain.com/files/com_helloworld-1.5.0-final.zip</downloadurl> </downloads> <tags> <tag>some-tag</tag> </tags> <maintainer>HelloWorld Inc.</maintainer> <maintainerurl>http://yourdomain.com</maintainerurl> <section>some-section</section> <targetplatform name="joomla" version="2.5" /> </update> <update> <name>HelloWorld</name> <description>HelloWorld Component</description> <element>com_helloworld</element> <type>component</type> <version>1.5.0</version> <infourl title="HalloWorld URL">http://yourdomain.com</infourl> <downloads> <downloadurl type="full" format="zip">http://yourdomain.com/files/com_helloworld-1.5.0-final.zip</downloadurl> </downloads> <tags> <tag>some-tag</tag> </tags> <maintainer>HelloWorld Inc.</maintainer> <maintainerurl>http://yourdomain.com</maintainerurl> <section>some-section</section> <targetplatform name="joomla" version="2.5" /> </update> <update> <name>HelloWorld</name> <description>HelloWorld Component</description> <element>com_helloworld</element> <type>component</type> <version>1.5.0</version> <infourl title="HalloWorld URL">http://yourdomain.com</infourl> <downloads> <downloadurl type="full" format="zip">http://yourdomain.com/files/com_helloworld-1.5.0-final.zip</downloadurl> </downloads> <tags> <tag>some-tag</tag> </tags> <maintainer>HelloWorld Inc.</maintainer> <maintainerurl>http://yourdomain.com</maintainerurl> <section>some-section</section> <targetplatform name="joomla" version="2.5" /> </update> <update> <name>HelloWorld</name> <description>HelloWorld Component</description> <element>com_helloworld</element> <type>component</type> <version>1.5.1</version> <infourl title="HelloWorld URL">http://yourdomain.com</infourl> <downloads> <downloadurl type="full" format="zip">http://yourdomain.com/files/com_helloworld-1.5.1-final.zip</downloadurl> </downloads> <tags> <tag>some-tag</tag> </tags> <maintainer>HelloWorld Inc.</maintainer> <maintainerurl>http://yourdomain.com</maintainerurl> <section>some-section</section> <targetplatform name="joomla" version="2.5" /> </update> <update> <name>HelloWorld</name> <description>HelloWorld Component</description> <element>com_helloworld</element> <type>component</type> <version>1.5.1</version> <infourl title="HelloWorld URL">http://yourdomain.com</infourl> <downloads> <downloadurl type="full" format="zip">http://yourdomain.com/files/com_helloworld-1.5.1-final.zip</downloadurl> </downloads> <tags> <tag>some-tag</tag> </tags> <maintainer>HelloWorld Inc.</maintainer> <maintainerurl>http://yourdomain.com</maintainerurl> <section>some-section</section> <targetplatform name="joomla" version="2.5" /> </update> <update> <name>HelloWorld</name> <description>HelloWorld Component</description> <element>com_helloworld</element> <type>component</type> <version>1.5.1</version> <infourl title="HelloWorld URL">http://yourdomain.com</infourl> <downloads> <downloadurl type="full" format="zip">http://yourdomain.com/files/com_helloworld-1.5.1-final.zip</downloadurl> </downloads> <tags> <tag>some-tag</tag> </tags> <maintainer>HelloWorld Inc.</maintainer> <maintainerurl>http://yourdomain.com</maintainerurl> <section>some-section</section> <targetplatform name="joomla" version="2.5" /> </update> </updates>
You need to add a new update-node every time you publish a new release, as well as for each Joomla! version. (you will need a distinct update node for each targetplatform)
See Also
Deploying an Update Server
Managing Component Updates with Joomla!2.5 – Part 1