PHP-script to discover Joomla! extensions that were uploaded to the Joomla! filesystem, and install them automatically. It also installs any database-fixes that might be pending after upgrading through patch-files.

yr_joomla_discover.php

<?php
// Define variables
define('DOCUMENT_ROOT', dirname(__FILE__).'/');
define('_JEXEC', 1);
define('JPATH_BASE', DOCUMENT_ROOT);
define('DS', DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR );
if(!isset($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'])) $_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] = null;
if(!isset($_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'])) $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'] = null;
if(!isset($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'])) $_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'] = null;

require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'includes'.DS.'defines.php' );
require_once ( JPATH_BASE .DS.'includes'.DS.'framework.php' );
jimport('joomla.environment.request');
jimport('joomla.database.database');

// Start the application
$app = JFactory::getApplication('administrator');
$app->initialise();
$db = JFactory::getDbo();

// Require the database-model
require_once JPATH_SITE.'/administrator/components/com_installer/models/database.php';
$databaseModel = new InstallerModelDatabase();
$databaseModel->fix();

// Require the discovery-model
require_once JPATH_SITE.'/administrator/components/com_installer/models/discover.php';
$installerModel = new InstallerModelDiscover();
$installerModel->discover();

// Require the Joomla! installer
$installer = JInstaller::getInstance();

// optionally define a search-string
//$search = 'jce';

// Discover the extensions
$extensions = $installerModel->getItems();
foreach($extensions as $extension) {
    $match = true;
    if(!empty($search)) {
        $match = false;
        if(stristr($extension->name, $search)) {
            $match = true;
        }
    }

    if($match == true) {
        echo "Installing: ".$extension->name." ".$extension->type." [".$extension->extension_id."]"."\n";
        $installer->discover_install($extension->extension_id);
    } else {
        echo "Skipping: ".$extension->name." ".$extension->type." [".$extension->extension_id."]"."\n";
    }
}