Major Additions - DownloadsII

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.

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



Instructions & Support

Requires vBulletin 4.0.4 or higher. Not fully compatible with lower vB 4 versions.
It works fine with both the new editor in vB 4.1.4 or higher and the old one in previous vB versions.

Read the instructions in the next two posts before installing/upgrading this mod!

You can find an installation/upgrade manual in the zip package (Readme.txt).

I try to answer most questions asked in this thread. Please don't send any pm's if I don't ask for them. 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 some screenshots of the front-end and back-end (AdminCP part) of the DownloadsII software.

You can find a live demo on my own site: Minatica.be Downloads (Dutch).
Though keep in mind that we are running a restyled and modified version of it.

Changelog (version 6.0.9)

Jelle

• Added support for vB 4.1.8 bit processing with 'each' construct (backwards compatible)
• Fixed comma listing for vB 4.1.8 (using "old" method)

Older changelogs are included in the zip package.

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

This is probably the most asked question. It's mostly caused by some default PHP settings: check "PHP Max Post Size" and "PHP Maximum Upload Size" at your AdminCP home.

Then have a look at this post for the solution to up these values.
Also have a look at this post at vB.com (but ignore the MySQL part as DownloadsII is only using the file system).

Add-ons

There are currently no official add-ons. Unofficial add-ons are listed below.

[valendono]

what is error type 2 ?

[bollie]

remove

[abdulbasitsaeed]

In a future release, is it possible to add a feature where the uploader and Administrator / Super Moderator or any usergroup is emailed when members comment on an uploaded file?

[Darkstarproject]

Can I assume the bug for excluding categories has been fixed?

[willy888]

How can we reduse the time limit of download?

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by webspider

Great mod and it works very well. One thing that is bothering me though. Is there anyway to secure the /downloads directory. It seems to me anyone that know the file name can bypass the downloader.

There's a timestamp added to files in the downloads folder, which is removed from the file name when downloading the file.

Though it's not the best solution indeed. To solve it completely, images and downloads need to be separated. So you can really protect the downloads directory from direct downloads.

Originally Posted by Morrus

Indeed we have. Works fine everywhere else, just not in this particular case. Hard to tell if that's because of this mod, or because of some setting with our vB4 dev board (it's the first such issue we've had with the dev board; never had the issue with the currently live 3.8 board).

Could it be because the dev board is in a subdirectory called "test" below the currently live 3.8 board forum? A path issue?

After searching a bit in the wrong direction, I found the issue. It's easy: imagecreatefrombmp() doesn't exist. Only imagecreatefromjpeg(), imagecreatefromgif() and imagecreatefrompng() do exist (and some less popular other formats).

The bmp function will be removed in a next release. Just convert the image to another format (and remove bmp as an image extension).

Nice catch

Originally Posted by stationar

Is there a way to notify author when (and why) his file is deleted?

Not at this moment.

Originally Posted by mtalks1

Store the original file name in the database when uploaded but obfuscated in the download folder and when it delivers the file via download it sends it in the original file name.

There's a timestamp added to files in the downloads folder, which is removed from the file name when downloading the file.

Though it's not the best solution indeed. To solve it completely, images and downloads need to be separated. So you can really protect the downloads directory from direct downloads.

Originally Posted by abdulbasitsaeed

In a future release, is it possible to add a feature where the uploader and Administrator / Super Moderator or any usergroup is emailed when members comment on an uploaded file?

That's more something for a separate add-on. For v5 there was a pm notification mod for files in the moderation queue.

I'm going to add some extra hook locations in a next release.

Originally Posted by valendono

what is error type 2 ?

That's because of a new file size check.

Find and remove

<input type="hidden" name="MAX_FILE_SIZE" value="{vb:raw inimaxattach}" />

from the downloads2_file and downloads2_file_addit templates.

I'm looking into this

Originally Posted by Darkstarproject

Can I assume the bug for excluding categories has been fixed?

Normally it should be fixed in 6.0.1

Originally Posted by willy888

How can we reduse the time limit of download?

It's a usergroup permission (downloads delay).

[abbasbsp]

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[siriuxs]

If I want upload an image I receive this error:

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by siriuxs

If I want upload an image I receive this error:

http://www.pchs.it/image-hosting/out...rrorecheda.JPG

You need to add (image) extensions in the AdminCP to allow file types.

[siriuxs]

Originally Posted by RS_Jelle

You need to add (image) extensions in the AdminCP to allow file types.

Where I can find this option? I can't find it...