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.

[Hippy]

Originally Posted by Lotos

I strongly need to have a possibility to change the position of a file on the screen (to move it up or down). When I import a large group of files, they are imported not in such order that I need, and I can’t change its positions as I need.
Can the author make such a change to this mod?

have vb resize it .. options in the admincp.. the mod lay out is perfect ..also I realy don't under stand what you mean about can’t change its positions
screen shot would be better to understand

Originally Posted by hugh_

For some time now it's been that when my users go to download a file they have to wait for it to complete to carry on browsing or download another file which isn't ideal. Is this something to do with this mod or a limitation in php? This didn't used to be the case as far as I recall...

like I said above the mods works perfect..
this issue is the server ..
if your on a shared server it's most likely normal if it's heavily used
I have worked on many sites and they have this mod installed and I never experienced 1 issue like you mention.. if it was good once and not any more
you need to send your host a suppot ticket

[hugh_]

Originally Posted by Hippy

have vb resize it .. options in the admincp.. the mod lay out is perfect ..also I realy don't under stand what you mean about can’t change its positions
screen shot would be better to understand

like I said above the mods works perfect..
this issue is the server ..
if your on a shared server it's most likely normal if it's heavily used
I have worked on many sites and they have this mod installed and I never experienced 1 issue like you mention.. if it was good once and not any more
you need to send your host a suppot ticket

I'm my own host. And load isn't an issue. Also MaxClients, iptables and apache modules are not the problem. I suspect this has something to do with php but I'm not sure what...

Any suggestions?

Which version of php are these sites you know running?

Has no one else here seen this?

[Hippy]

PHP Version 5.3.6
and 5.3.10

[Lotos]

Originally Posted by Hippy

have vb resize it .. options in the admincp.. the mod lay out is perfect ..also I realy don't under stand what you mean about can?t change its positions
screen shot would be better to understand

Screenshots will show nothing, I'll try to explain.
For example I have a lot of files and I need to import them to this download mod.
1) I go to admincp->downloadsII->import and print the path to the directory with files I need to import. .
2) For examle I have file1.rar, file2.rar, file3.rar, file4.rar
When the files are imported, they are shown for example as:
file1.rar
file2.rar
file3.rar
file4.rar
But I need them to be placed for example like this:
file4.rar
file2.rar
file3.rar
file1.rar
And I have no such a function in admincp to change the files positions as I need.

Is it clear now?

[Lotos]

Next needed possibility is:
there is only one download dirrectory in which all the files are stored. It will be more usefull to have a possibility to create new dirrectories or show other dirrectories to store the imported files.
When you have o lot of files It's better to store them in different categories-dirrectories (files itself, not the discription).

[hugh_]

Is this mod still supported?

[Hippy]

Lotos , dunno I am not sure if its displaying by date or size or alpabeditcly
your second question.. would have to be answered by RS_Jelle

hugh .. yes it is ..

[Lotos]

Originally Posted by Hippy

Lotos , dunno I am not sure if its displaying by date or size or alpabeditcly

It can be corted by name, date, autor and some other orders, but I need more than that. What I need is a possibility to set the order myself, to change the position of each file.

your second question.. would have to be answered by RS_Jelle

Oh... will it happen?

[angkor408]

Hi, for some reason when I login as "Guest" I cannot see the new file when member upload. I was able to see when I login. I checked under User Group Permission for Un-Register User "Can View Files" set to YES.

Is there other permission I have to enable?

Thx
Angkor

[hugh_]

Originally Posted by Hippy

PHP Version 5.3.6
and 5.3.10

From my testing:

1. IE, Firefox and Android stock browsers in their latest versions are all affected and can download simultaneously from other websites.
2. I can download multiple files from the problem host simultaneously if I use direct links.
3. I've checked application and usergroup settings, also tried different users on the same host. Same problem.