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

[DementedMindz]

it wont take long there not big you can get alot of free ones out there that are small.

[njolakoski]

Okay got one, but i see no way of chmodding it and I see now File calle htaccess

[Draygonia]

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /admincp/downloadadmin.php on line 366

Thats what I get when I try to import files from my server... Also, where can my users access the downloads section? There are no navbar edits

[OziloZ]

Its perfect.I have a question.
How can i change width of the main table?

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by njolakoski

Okay got one, but i see no way of chmodding it and I see now File calle htaccess

It's not htaccess, but .htaccess (a small difference, but otherwise it won't work)

Originally Posted by Draygonia

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /admincp/downloadadmin.php on line 366

Thats what I get when I try to import files from my server... Also, where can my users access the downloads section? There are no navbar edits

I will look at the PHP warning this evening.

The navbar edit will be included in the 5.0.3:

Find in the navbar template:

<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="calendar.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[calendar]</a></td>

Add below:

<td class="vbmenu_control"><a href="downloads.php?$session[sessionurl]">$vbphrase[ecdownloads_downloads]</a></td>

Originally Posted by OziloZ

Its perfect.I have a question.
How can i change width of the main table?

Can you explain this a bit? Do you mean the right column? It's just 28% width for the left column and 72% width for the right ("main") column. You can change those values in the templates to other percentages or absolute ones

[footose]

Sure, you can do that for any link. When you create the forum, simply put the url to the downloads.php page in the "Forum Link" field.

Got it! Thanks!

Another thing I found was, when you import files with a " ' " (single quote) , the import fails... is there a work around?

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by footose

Another thing I found was, when you import files with a " ' " (single quote) , the import fails... is there a work around?

Can you give the exact PHP error/warning you get?

[Draygonia]

I had to move the downloads.php file to my public_html/ folder so it would work, but when I do click on it, it gives me this error...

Warning: main(./global.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/chasmonl/public_html/downloads.php on line 121

Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required './global.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php:/usr/lib/php') in /home/chasmonl/public_html/downloads.php on line 121

[Black Tiger]

Are these a bugs? Or do I do something completely wrong?
I changed my download directory in the settings to another download directory on my server, i removed the "." in the beginning and stated the full relative path with a trailing slash like:
/home/domains/mydomain/public_html/downloads/
Without the trailing slash, files won't be imported but then I get a error notice.

With trailing slash it works but the following things amaze me a littlebit:

1.) Files are imported in my downloads directory but not in a categorie subdirectory, this is the correct working?

2.) When setting up for the first time and filling, the column on the left with "Top Contributors" show random users with 0 uploads, amongst them are also users which do not even have upload access for the files?
I can't imagine that this should be the case.

3.) If you import the same file twice, there is no warning about the file already existing, but the file simply get's visible twice in the download section, also named exactly the same.

So if anybody can help me with mainly question 2 and 3 (and a little bit question 1)?

[Black Tiger]

Hmmz.. found a 4th one also.
4.) When importing, .gif images are not displayed (so also not imported) in spite of the fact that image uploads are set as allowed as well in settings as also in the usergroup administrators.