Hotfix a file to a live Joomla site with MokoJoomla

Details
Category: MokoJoomla
  • Applicable Software: General
  • Min Version Number: 00.02.00
  • Max Version Number: Not Applicable

Why it's needed

A package repo keeps source as src/packages/com_x/admin/…, but Joomla installs that to administrator/components/com_x/…. A flat upload would land files in the wrong place. MokoJoomla reads the nearest manifest, works out the real install path, and uploads there.

One-time setup

  1. Run MokoJoomla: Init Deploy Config to drop a starter remote-sync-config.json at the repo root.
  2. Fill in host, user, ssh_key_file, and set remote_path to the site's Joomla webroot.

Hotfix

  1. Edit a file, then right-click it → MokoJoomla ▸ Hotfix Current File to Live Site (or run Hotfix Changed Files for the whole git-dirty set).
  2. MokoJoomla shows a confirm dialog listing each source → destination. Review it.
  3. Confirm to upload (over SFTP, key auth). Use Preview Hotfix Mapping first for a dry run with no upload.

Secrets and configuration.php are never uploaded (they match the ignore rules). Part of the Moko VS Code suite.

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