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.

[sympan]

hello
i have new installation of this and i cant find how setup usergroup for every category
can help me ?
thanks

[Schoelle]

Originally Posted by sympan

hello
i have new installation of this and i cant find how setup usergroup for every category
can help me ?
thanks

Go to the vB usergroup manager and see category "DownloadsII Extra Permissions"
There you can in- or exclude download categories per usergroup.

[Schoelle]

Can someone help me here?
How to switch the style depending on a category?

Basically i was thinking about a plugin at hook style_fetch with a code similar to this:

if($cat['id'] == 1 AND THIS_SCRIPT=='downloads2') {$styleid = 5;}

The "similar to this" part is now my problem

[Crotan]

Originally Posted by squidsk

See this post for the video issue. You need to add two lines into downloads.php.

Any hints for the second issue. The limited image attachment prompt?

[my123world]

does it work for 4.2 ?

[Senaxx]

Same problem here, when trying to import from the frontend i get error 500 trying to download the file. While importing through the backend downloads the file fine. And i can't really figure out why. Path's and number are good.

[jancarlo]

I've updated the plugin and now I get this error "ERROR: File not found."
who can help me? thanks

[Delfi_r]

Originally Posted by my123world

does it work for 4.2 ?

Yes, it runs on 4.2

[Delfi_r]

I've updated the spanish translation, and I want to use Documentos as Downloads translation when it's the item, and Descargas when downloads its the number of times an item it's requested.

But the change should be done out of the translation file as there is no hook to those different uses of the word. Any help?

[GXGroup]

Hello, I am having problems downloading a file .... added the extension as zip, I usually upload, download only brings me to an error log in cpanel ...

[Fri Dec 28 00:44:24 2012] [error] [client xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx] File does not exist: / home/wwwxxxx/public_html/xxxxx.com/500.shtml, referer: http:// xxxxx.com / downloads.php?'s = file & id = 7

In the browser returns as link:

http://xxxx.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=7&act=down&actionhash=1356662491-603b4d3e4744f4e41b637ec4a95b1f12814686d0

500 internal Server Error

Settings
Download folder =. /downloads
Permission: 777, 755 tested

extension: zip
mime: application/zip
Maximum Filesize, Maximum Width, Maximum Height = 0

User group administrator
VB version 4.2.0 Patch Level 2

Could you help me?

Thank you!