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.
The images are using the same path, so it's a known problem (that's why we don't recommend it at this moment)
You can fix it by modifying downloads.php. Find $dl->url in it and replace them (but not all) with the correct site url to the images.
You don't need to change for example:
PHP Code:
if (!is_dir($dl->url))
Only the images (img html tag), for example:
PHP Code:
<img src="'.$dl->url.$thumb_x['thumb'].'"
Change this example to (or something like that):
PHP Code:
<img src="/downloads/'.$thumb_x['thumb'].'"
Your second problem is also a known one, we need to built in an option that creates directories to seperate the files so you don't get such large directories.
Jelle, thank you so much for the help. I changed the two instances of this in the downloads.php but for some reason it didnt work. When I still upload images for a download they are still transported to the downloads directory, not to the one above the root.
The images are using the same path, so it's a known problem (that's why we don't recommend it at this moment)
You can fix it by modifying downloads.php. Find $dl->url in it and replace them (but not all) with the correct site url to the images.
You don't need to change for example:
PHP Code:
if (!is_dir($dl->url))
Only the images (img html tag), for example:
PHP Code:
<img src="'.$dl->url.$thumb_x['thumb'].'"
Change this example to (or something like that):
PHP Code:
<img src="/downloads/'.$thumb_x['thumb'].'"
Your second problem is also a known one, we need to built in an option that creates directories to seperate the files so you don't get such large directories.
Jelle et al,
Also, any plans for large uploads via ftp or something similar?
Why dont you use a regular ftp? And link the files? Personally I would see no need for a ftp built in to it as it would just be so much more code thats unneeded. Only thing I would like to see changed is when you ftp a file then link to it if you want it to keep track of bandwidth you need to enter in the BYTES might be nice to enter in MB instead or have a option cause it sucks everytime using a conversion calculator.
Jelle, thank you so much for the help. I changed the two instances of this in the downloads.php but for some reason it didnt work. When I still upload images for a download they are still transported to the downloads directory, not to the one above the root.
Thanks again for the help and this great script!
-Jason
Both files and images are stored in the same directory. So if it's beneath the root, images won't work (limitation). In the future we might use seperate directories for them.
I've got a little layout problem at this moment. I just decided to have Downloads completely integrate in vBA, so also my right column which I did not use at first.
Now I see 2 little layout problems.
At first, the top of the downloads part, does not line (ligt niet op gelijke hoogte) with my right column. The right column is just a little bit higher.
The second is more a question. I would like to adjust the distance between the "latest files" column and the main download column, so the distance looks te same as between the main downloads column and my right sidebare column. How is this done?
Great mod here! Thank you very much for the hard work. Is there a way to have it upload an image to accompany the file at the same time the user uploads the file? Like Secure Downloads used to?
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