How to do various checks before installing the module?

[petsagouris]

I am looking to check some requirements with the PHP environment before the module is installed and maybe even have the module deny or alert the user trying to install it of any issues. How would that happen ?

I did find out about the Module:: __install() hook but where should how should I use it in the module itself ? Just go ahead and implement the method inside the module's class?
 

[Soma]

You just answered the question by yourself.

[petsagouris]

Heh, I am doubting myself because I have not done this before.

[SiNNuT]

For reference; Nico just recently added some checks to his MarkupShortcodes module like so: http://processwire.com/talk/topic/1819-markupshortcodes/?p=32176

[Soma]

For reference; Nico just recently added some checks to his MarkupShortcodes module like so: http://processwire.com/talk/topic/1819-markupshortcodes/?p=32176

Bad idea. It's not gonna work, because the module code get's loaded by php even before it's installed, once you click refresh for new modules you'll end up with a error for the whole site if php is not 5.3...