fix(install): two-step plugin reinstall — extract files then create DB records

Step 1: Extract plugin zips to correct directories (always re-extract)
Step 2: For each expected plugin with files but no DB record, INSERT
with all required fields. Set namespace via separate UPDATE (handles
Joomla versions without namespace column).

source/script.php

@@ -666,17 +666,7 @@ class Pkg_MokosuiteclientInstallerScript
 						continue;
 					}
 
-					// Use Joomla's Installer to properly install the plugin
-					// This handles namespace registration, extension record, and file placement
-					$tmpDir = Factory::getConfig()->get('tmp_path', sys_get_temp_dir()) . '/mokosuiteclient_' . $element;
-
-					if (is_dir($tmpDir))
-					{
-						$this->rmdirRecursive($tmpDir);
-					}
-
-					@mkdir($tmpDir, 0755, true);
-
+					// Extract to plugin dir
 					$zip = new \ZipArchive();
 
 					if ($zip->open($zipPath) !== true)
@@ -684,20 +674,101 @@ class Pkg_MokosuiteclientInstallerScript
 						continue;
 					}
 
-					$zip->extractTo($tmpDir);
-					$zip->close();
-
-					$installer = new \Joomla\CMS\Installer\Installer();
-					$installer->setOverwrite(true);
-					$installer->setUpgrade(true);
-
-					if ($installer->install($tmpDir))
+					if (is_dir($pluginDir))
 					{
-						Log::add("Installed {$group}/{$element} via Joomla Installer", Log::INFO, 'mokosuiteclient');
+						$this->rmdirRecursive($pluginDir);
 					}
 
-					// Clean up temp
-					$this->rmdirRecursive($tmpDir);
+					@mkdir($pluginDir, 0755, true);
+					$zip->extractTo($pluginDir);
+					$zip->close();
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Step 2: Create DB records for plugins that have files but no record
+			$db = Factory::getDbo();
+
+			foreach ($expected as $group => $elements)
+			{
+				foreach ($elements as $element)
+				{
+					$pluginDir    = JPATH_PLUGINS . '/' . $group . '/' . $element;
+					$manifestFile = $pluginDir . '/' . $element . '.xml';
+
+					if (!is_file($manifestFile))
+					{
+						continue;
+					}
+
+					// Check if record exists
+					$db->setQuery(
+						$db->getQuery(true)
+							->select('COUNT(*)')
+							->from($db->quoteName('#__extensions'))
+							->where($db->quoteName('type') . ' = ' . $db->quote('plugin'))
+							->where($db->quoteName('folder') . ' = ' . $db->quote($group))
+							->where($db->quoteName('element') . ' = ' . $db->quote($element))
+					);
+
+					if ((int) $db->loadResult() > 0)
+					{
+						continue;
+					}
+
+					// Parse manifest for name and namespace
+					$xml       = @simplexml_load_file($manifestFile);
+					$name      = $xml ? (string) ($xml->name ?? '') : '';
+					$namespace = $xml ? (string) ($xml->namespace ?? '') : '';
+					$version   = $xml ? (string) ($xml->version ?? '') : '';
+
+					if (empty($name))
+					{
+						$name = 'plg_' . $group . '_' . $element;
+					}
+
+					// Build manifest cache
+					$cache = json_encode([
+						'name'    => $name,
+						'type'    => 'plugin',
+						'version' => $version,
+						'group'   => $group,
+					]);
+
+					// INSERT with all required fields including namespace
+					$columns = 'name, type, element, folder, client_id, enabled, access, protected, locked, params, manifest_cache, custom_data, state, ordering';
+					$values  = $db->quote($name) . ', '
+						. $db->quote('plugin') . ', '
+						. $db->quote($element) . ', '
+						. $db->quote($group) . ', '
+						. '0, 1, 1, 0, 0, '
+						. $db->quote('{}') . ', '
+						. $db->quote($cache) . ', '
+						. $db->quote('') . ', 0, 0';
+
+					$sql = "INSERT INTO " . $db->quoteName('#__extensions')
+						. " ({$columns}) VALUES ({$values})";
+					$db->setQuery($sql)->execute();
+					$newId = $db->insertid();
+
+					// Set namespace if column exists
+					if (!empty($namespace))
+					{
+						try
+						{
+							$db->setQuery(
+								$db->getQuery(true)
+									->update($db->quoteName('#__extensions'))
+									->set($db->quoteName('namespace') . ' = ' . $db->quote($namespace))
+									->where($db->quoteName('extension_id') . ' = ' . (int) $newId)
+							)->execute();
+						}
+						catch (\Throwable $e)
+						{
+							// namespace column may not exist in this Joomla version
+						}
+					}
+
+					Log::add("Created extension record for {$group}/{$element} (ID {$newId})", Log::INFO, 'mokosuiteclient');
 				}
 			}
 		}