---
title: "Jimport"
description: "jimport is a function that is used to include Joomla library files. How to use Jimport: Find the path to the library file you want to include. • In our testing, we want to import..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/joomla/joomla-3/jimport/
date: 2014-05-23
modified: 2023-06-07
author: "Brad Markle"
categories: ["Joomla", "Joomla 3"]
tags: ["Joomla v3"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Jimport

**jimport** is a function that is used to include **Joomla library files**.

**How to use Jimport:**

1. **Find the path to the library file you want to include.** • In our testing, we want to import /libraries/joomla/filesystem/path.php • Jimport will only import files found within the **libraries** folder.
2. **Make the following changes to the path:** • Remove **/libraries/** from the path • Remove **.php** from the path • Replace **slashes** with **periods** in the path After following the steps above, /libraries/joomla/filesystem/path.php will be: joomla.filesystem.path
3. Take this new path and pass it to jimport, as in: jimport(‘joomla.filesystem.path‘);

If you followed along with the above example, you can see in the screenshot below how jimport works:

[![jimport in action](/support/images/stories/edu/joomla-3/create-component/jimport-in-action.png)](/support/images/stories/edu/joomla-3/create-component/jimport-in-action.png)