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.

[Preech]

Originally Posted by TeknoSounds

That could be accomplished with usergroups I imagine.
Like when they pay, move them to a 'Paid' usergroup which has permissions to see particular categories or not. This can be done in the DownloadsII Extra Permissions section of the Usergroup.

Thank you for answering. My next question, would you suggest this one over the Links and Download manager.

[TeknoSounds]

I can't honestly say as I haven't used L&DM, however if I remember correctly when I was looking at which one to pick, that one didn't seem to serve my needs quite right. I'll have to take another look at it again to be more certain.

Jelle, I edited my previous post in case you read that already

[shane greer]

How do you uninstall the old version without getting a database error?

[Preech]

I don't plan to host any files on my server that user's can download. I want to be able to link to them. The store future I plan on using will be used for downloads. I just want to use one of the two download managers for free shared content.

[TeknoSounds]

Heyas Jelle, sorry to do this to yas :-/ But I have another request.

Need something for managing comments. I've been getting a lot of spam comments and theres no management/moderation page to see what they all are.

Originally Posted by Preech

I don't plan to host any files on my server that user's can download. I want to be able to link to them. The store future I plan on using will be used for downloads. I just want to use one of the two download managers for free shared content.

Honestly, prolly either would work well. Just pick one you like better. Compare admin options, the look/layout, etc.

I'm pretty happy with this mod though. I'd been waiting on the upgrade to v6 for about a year or so.

[unicorn2433]

how do i fix this "Error! The upload failed (error type 1)."

when doing the .htaccess what kind of file is this a text doc or a folder?

okay i di the fix above and added the htaccess file
I used
php_value upload_max_filesize 30M
php_value post_max_size 30M

But I am still getting the same error

[TeknoSounds]

Do the values you placed in the htaccess file show up in vbulletin? (shows the server and php stats when you first go into your AdminCP)

Secondly I don't think theres a way to upload a folder as that folder contains multiple files. You'd have to upload a zip/rar/7z or use some other compressed file.

As for the text document, did you add .txt to allowable extensions?

(Sorry Jelle if you want me to stop with support stuff, just trying to help out where I can when I can am in the IT business myself, its kinda second nature)

[chuckhodson]

Just awesome really love how this works thanks...

[maidos]

is it possible that you can include a feature to allow admisn to set a different upload path?
since us who runs the downloads script with dedicated servers normally runs in multiple hdd with several hdd mounted on the sevrer, and if one hdd space runs out then we cant use the download script to upload anymore
so if possibble allow us to set the upload path and let the user upload go directly to the specirfied path and dowload from that path aswell?

[dankreiner]

guys please help i have one terabyte of data and can't get rid of the pesky "the file(s) uploaded were to large" error. i have changed added at the end of my .htaccess file:

php_value upload_max_filesize 99999M
php_value post_max_size 99999M

i also tried the 2nd method... no luck.

http://www.phantank.com/downloads.php