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

[yotsume]

Yep first thing i did was fix the permissions of the download folder and sub-folders to 777.

[yotsume]

So I was installed at my old host at: www.old.domain.com (no sub folder).

Now im on new host installed at www.new.domain.com/mmr (with a sub-folder).

What do I need to fix here??? I need this back up and running on my site asap.

[Black Tiger]

It is currently set to: ./downloads/

It says the path is wrong or file can not be found. Do you put the downloads folder in /mmr/downloads too? And there is no forum content in the root directory (public_html) from the forum? Not using vbAdvanced or something?

[yotsume]

UGGG FALSE ALARM!!! Problem Solved!!!

What the problem was: I am moving the site for a client and they did not provide me with the right backup of their downloads folder. So they were missing over 300 files! That is why it was not working and giving errors.

SUGGESTION: When a download file is missing (not in the downloads folder) it should NOT breaks the entire site. The site goes to a white screen loosing VB and VBA theme and just spits out the error message. Is there any way to fix that?

[Black Tiger]

If it splits out the error message, there is a way to see the original filename. One problem to solve this is to download the file again and rename it to exactly what it was, or the other way is to "delete" it from the downloads database using the mananger.

I don't know any other solution until now.

[theque]

Hi i know this might sound crazy but i have lost the link to manage files could someone post the url to manage files

thanks

[Black Tiger]

You should be able to reach the manage files section from within downloads.

The direct link should be like this:

http://www.yourdomain.com/forums/downloads.php?do=manfiles

[yotsume]

Originally Posted by Black Tiger

If it splits out the error message, there is a way to see the original filename. One problem to solve this is to download the file again and rename it to exactly what it was, or the other way is to "delete" it from the downloads database using the mananger.

I don't know any other solution until now.

It would be nice to have a VBA module designed to house the Download error message to prevent the entire site from breaking...

[Goomzee]

this is my url Downloads II url
http://www.mknexusonline.com/forums/downloads.php

now i want to install Downloads II on my below url

http://www.mknexusonline.com/downloads.php
Is this possible?

[squidsk]

Originally Posted by theque

Hi i know this might sound crazy but i have lost the link to manage files could someone post the url to manage files

thanks

What do you mean by lost it? If you edited the template either revert it or compare to the original version to find out what you removed, otherwise you're likely trying to look at the page without the appropriate permissions to see the link.

Originally Posted by Goomzee

this is my url Downloads II url
http://www.mknexusonline.com/forums/downloads.php

now i want to install Downloads II on my below url

http://www.mknexusonline.com/downloads.php
Is this possible?

Sure if you're willing to re-write a bunch of the code to update file paths.