protected function activate_helper( $component ) {

		$active_components =& buddypress()->active_components;

		// Set for the rest of the page load.
		$active_components[ $component ] = 1;

		// Save in the db.
		bp_update_option( 'bp-active-components', $active_components );

		// Ensure that dbDelta() is defined.
		if ( ! function_exists( 'dbDelta' ) ) {
			require_once ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php';
		}

		// Run the setup, in case tables have to be created.
		require_once buddypress()->plugin_dir . 'bp-core/admin/bp-core-admin-schema.php';

		bp_core_install( $active_components );
		bp_core_add_page_mappings( $active_components );

		return $this->get_component_info( $component );
	}