Major Additions - DownloadsII

There's a vB4 version of this mod available: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=231427

DownloadsII

DownloadsII is a download database that integrates into vBulletin. It allows you to upload files, add images to them, create categories, link to external files - and more. It is very flexible and has many options.

Because a lot of people keep on asking this:
This mod works with any version of vBulletin 3.7.x and 3.8.x!

It's also coded 100% XHTML 1.0 Transitional valid, just like vBulletin itself.



Instructions & Support

You can find an installation manual in the zip package (Readme-Install.txt).

We try to answer most questions asked in this thread. Please don't send any pm's if we don't ask for them, as we said we try to give a high level of support in this thread. Don't forget to click the install link, so you will receive important update notifications.

Screenshots & Live demo

At the bottom of this post, you can find 6 screenshots of the front-end and back-end (AdminCP part) of the DownloadsII software. You can see the newest version in action at the Minatica.be Downloads (Dutch).

Changelog (version 5.1.2)

Jelle

• Backported CSRF security fix from the vB 4 release
• Added permission check for Update Counters
• Fixed PHP warnings when running PHP 5.3
• Removed the imagecreatefrombmp() function. It doesn't exist.
• Added permission check for rating submissions

You can find all the changelogs of this and older versions here.

Help!!! I can't upload large files??

This is probably the second most asked question. Have a look at this post for the solution.

It doesn't work with GARS?!

If you also use the latest version of GARS, you will get the "Fields marked in RED must be filled in!" error when uploading a file. I provided a fix here on the GARS forums.

Addons

We are offering 3 addons for this mod at the moment (have a look at the bottom of this post for them). DownloadsII contains 5 hook locations for the vBulletin plugin systems, so you can add extra functionality without file edits.

Do you want to help expanding DownloadsII (if you are a coder)? Check out this post!

Notes

• ecDownloads Buddy is NOT compatible with this version. If you are using the Buddy, you should UNINSTALL it before installing DownloadsII ver 5.x.x. The Buddy's features are now integrated into DownloadsII.
• DownloadsII is a direct derivative work from Ron1n's ecDownloads.

Addons

• DownloadsII ver 5.0 vbAdvanced Add-On
• DownloadsII PM moderation notification
• DownloadsII Create New Thread Add-On
• DownloadsII Simple RSS Feed Add-On
• DownloadsII[Add-On] - Upload Rules

[DarkWolf74]

What is the point of this?

if ($dlremaining < 0)
{
	eval(print_standard_redirect('ecdownloads_upload_amount_will_be_exceeded', true, true));
}

I can understand as a download limit, but during a file upload. WHY is the upload quota mixed with the download? It should be removed, or be a separate setting all together.

Ok, gripe over.. Thanks! LOVE THE MOD.. better than some other download mods, that's for sure.

[jarcher]

I got the Allowed File Extensions ok. .

I created a category and attempted to upload

and it just loaded for about two min. and whent back to the add file page
and didnt load. .I have done this about four times. .and the file isnt there

and in the downloads>downloads there are ten entries
how do I get rid of thems?

edit:
an the images arent workig either. .whe I set up a category

[ro_manuel]

Hey,

I cant find where to add my categorys. I have no place to add categorys. Please help

[trigon]

im not sure why but i have the prob when i tried to DL a file it says: ERROR: File not found.
but i can see the file in the database. Also the CHMOD s are all ok. Any hint?

[jarcher]

OK. .I just linked them
but whe I upload an img
in order for it to upload
I have to have the path to my download folder to

/home/me/public_html/downloads

but in order to view the img/s in needs to be

/downloads

but then I get a

The download directory does not exist!

above the header

any thoughts?

[Scooterpig]

Great hack and thank you, excellent work indeed..

Just wondering if future version could have the option to add an image in the initial Add page instead of after adding the file then getting the add image option please, unless I've missed sumpin and ya can already do that..

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by Opus4

Just in case anyone else does this, I changed the templates a while back -- there were 4 to edit to completely remove all rating/grade references:

• downloads_cat
• downloads_file
• downloads_my
• downloads_my_bit

One thing I noticed after modifying these templates is that the Admin CP always has a warning that these custom templates are out of date, saying that the default versions of them were updated in DownloadsII 5.04, but that I've last modified them in Downloads II 3.6.5.

Ah, I forgot those others (but they only display the rating)

I never had that AdminCP problem. Try reverting all DownloadsII templates and then redo the changes.

Originally Posted by DarkWolf74

What is the point of this?

if ($dlremaining < 0)
{
	eval(print_standard_redirect('ecdownloads_upload_amount_will_be_exceeded', true, true));
}

I can understand as a download limit, but during a file upload. WHY is the upload quota mixed with the download? It should be removed, or be a separate setting all together.

The quota aren't mixed, there are just two quota types: maximum upload size, maximum download size (usergroup permissions). So when someone adds a new file, this code checks if he won't exceed the maximum allowed upload size.

Originally Posted by jarcher

I got the Allowed File Extensions ok. .

I created a category and attempted to upload

and it just loaded for about two min. and whent back to the add file page
and didnt load. .I have done this about four times. .and the file isnt there

and in the downloads>downloads there are ten entries
how do I get rid of thems?


edit:
an the images arent workig either. .whe I set up a category

Have you chmodded the downloads folder to 777 permissions?

Originally Posted by jarcher

OK. .I just linked them
but whe I upload an img
in order for it to upload
I have to have the path to my download folder to

/home/me/public_html/downloads

but in order to view the img/s in needs to be

/downloads

but then I get a

The download directory does not exist!

above the header

any thoughts?

Change the downloads URL setting back to ./downloads/
You should enter a relative path, not an absolute.

Originally Posted by ro_manuel

Hey,

I cant find where to add my categorys. I have no place to add categorys. Please help

AdminCP -> DownloadsII -> Categories
If you don't see the DownloadsII option in the AdminCP menu, try reuploading all files (you have missed the cpnav xml in includes/xml then).

Originally Posted by trigon

im not sure why but i have the prob when i tried to DL a file it says: ERROR: File not found.
but i can see the file in the database. Also the CHMOD s are all ok. Any hint?

Have you changed something recently (or is it a new installation?)? For example changing the downloads folder url.

Originally Posted by Scooterpig

Great hack and thank you, excellent work indeed..

Just wondering if future version could have the option to add an image in the initial Add page instead of after adding the file then getting the add image option please, unless I've missed sumpin and ya can already do that..

This is indeed not possible at the moment, maybe we will change this in the future. I'm not out it yet how we will do the uploading of files/images in the new version, I'm thinking about some possibilities at the moment, but I'm not sure which will make it.

Btw: at all people, I just finished the new AdminCP panel

[DementedMindz]

got everything worked out from my previous problem one thing that would be nice is a option in admincp to allow us to switch it from the side panel or to the top where the Latest Files, Most Popular Files and Top Contributors are. this way if a member dont like it on the side they can always switch it to above.

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by DementedMindz

got everything worked out from my previous problem one thing that would be nice is a option in admincp to allow us to switch it from the side panel or to the top where the Latest Files, Most Popular Files and Top Contributors are. this way if a member dont like it on the side they can always switch it to above.

There's already an admin side option (in the DownloadsII option), so you mean a user side option in the User CP?

[captainslater]

Originally Posted by RS_Jelle

Btw: at all people, I just finished the new AdminCP panel

So any news on a release date for a new version?