FAQ/T3X files

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You can also install extensions offline from T3X files. This is how you do it:

1. Go to http://typo3.org
2. Select "Extensions" section
3. Select the extension you want
4. Select "Details" in the green toolbar
5. Go to the bottom and select "Download uncompressed extension .T3X file"
6. In the backend, select "Ext Manager"
7. Under Menu, select "Import extensions from online repository"
8. Under Upload Extension File Directly, click Browse and select the file from the step before
9. Click the "Upload extension file" button
10. Under Menu, select "Available extensions to install"
11. Enable the new extension

Questions

• Q: What is a T3X file?
• A: A packaged TYPO3 extension

• Q: How do I install it?
• A: Using the extension manager

• Q: How do I unpack a T3X file, or: what format is a T3X file really?
• A: See http://www.typo3.net/forum/list/list_post//61537/, http://doc.lingewoud.com/doku.php/en:project:t3xexpanderosx (unpack T3X files on Mac OS X) and http://code.google.com/p/typo3scripts/wiki/ExtExtractPhp

• Q: Can I create them manually from a command line for instance?
• A: There is an article showing how to integrate it to a Subversion repository: http://xavier.perseguers.ch/en/tutorials/typo3/articles/t3x-generator-for-svn.html