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

[Black Tiger]

Does it really time-out or does it just looks like it does?
This kind of behaviour can happen if you don't have the rights to upload more then xx mb.
Check you php_upload_size setting or ask your host. Probably it's lower then 10mb (a value of 2mb is standard in php).

[berry05]

yess it really times out!

i will take your advice and see what i can do...but if was the php_upload_size wouldnt it say something?

how much can you upload?

[bpat1434]

You can upload as much as you want. PHP ships with a very restrictive 2M upload limit though. Unless you edit this setting and raise to to be something like 32M, there will be a PHP error. If display_errors is off, you won't see anything

Just be careful when you upload large files. If your internet connection goes in waves of speed (i.e. high speed for a few seconds, then trickles to a crawl, then back to a high speed, then trickle, etc.), you might have a hard time uploading large files.

[maidos]

i didnt say i would put it on another server. i installed a hard disk on the same server as downloadsII is located, i just said its on different directory
i want the import feature since it got hotlink prevention

[batman1983]

Hey folks,

thanks for the mod. I'd like to write a little snipplet for the latest 10 Downloads. But I'd like to use the long URL. How can i get the parameters for it?

My code for the short URL:

PHP Code:

<?php

$max = 10;

mysql_connect("localhost","USER","PASSWORD");
mysql_select_db("DB_TABLE");

$res = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM vb3_dl_files ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT " . $max);

while($row = mysql_fetch_array( $res )){
    $zahl = $row["size"]/1024/1024;
    $groesse = number_format($zahl,2);
    echo "<a href="http://www.allround-pc.com/forum/downloads.php?do=file&id=" . $row["id"]."">";
    echo $row["name"] . "</a>, " . $groesse . " MB";
    echo "<br />";
}

mysql_close();

?>

The URL should look like this:

http://www.allround-pc.com/forum/downloads.php?do=file&title=name&cid=number&ctitle=catname&id=number

Greetings from Germany,
Batman1983

[batman1983]

I finished work:

PHP Code:

<ul>

<?php

$max = 10;

mysql_connect("localhost","USER","PASSWORD");
mysql_select_db("DB_TABLE");

$res = mysql_query("SELECT * FROM vb3_dl_files ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT " . $max);

while($row = mysql_fetch_array( $res )){
    $zahl = $row["size"]/1024/1024;
    $groesse = number_format($zahl,2);
    $id = $row["id"];
    $cid = $row["category"];
    $sql = mysql_query("SELECT * 
FROM  vb3_dl_cats WHERE id = ".$cid);
while($row_sql = mysql_fetch_array($sql)){
//print_r($row_sql);
    $ctitle = preg_replace( "/\-$/", "", strtolower(preg_replace(array("/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/", "/\-\-/"), "-", $row_sql["name"])) );
    
    }

    $title = preg_replace( "/\-$/", "", strtolower(preg_replace(array("/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/", "/\-\-/"), "-", $row["name"])) );
    //echo $row["description"];
    $description = preg_replace("/\[url="http:\/\/(.*?)"](.*?)\[\/url\]/si","",$row["description"]);
    
    echo "<li><a href="http://www.allround-pc.com/forum/downloads/" .$ctitle. "-" . $cid . "/" . $title . "-" . $id."/" title="".$description."">";
    
    echo $row["name"] . "</a>, " . $groesse . " MB" .$descripton;
    echo "</li>";
}

mysql_close();

?>
</ul>

Perhaps someone wants to generate a RSS Feed from this.
Have fun.

[Drakah]

Question... the new version of VBulletin has a new way of viewing thumbnail attachments. Is there any way to implement this functionality with DownloadsII to be consistant?

[j-n]

hank you

[King Kovifor]

Originally Posted by Drakah

Question... the new version of VBulletin has a new way of viewing thumbnail attachments. Is there any way to implement this functionality with DownloadsII to be consistant?

Fairly certain it doesn't.

[carlos2000]

Hi,

we updated the download plugin from 5.0.4 to 5.0.8.
In the ACP Add-on manager the version shown is 5.0.8. If I take a look into the downloads section the footer shows version 5.0.4.

During the update process there were no errors and everything looked fine.

Do you have any ideas? Was the update successful?

EDIT: The download plug-in works pretty good on vBulletin 3.7. Only question is about the version number?!?