When installing custom component on a Joomla 2.5 everything works well. If I just copy and paste the content of the component in the appropriate folder /components/com_mycomponent
without installing it the directory structure becomes the same but the component doesn't get found when requested.
I assume that installation is needed for a component to work. My question is how can I simulate this installation without actually installing the component. So how can I tell Joomla that there is a component copied in the components directory.
I need that to be able to create test components and develop them without actually installing them on the platform until they are ready.
Thanks in advance.