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

[jobbe]

Disregard, because it seems the problem is solved right now.

I created a new usergroup that can upload files and I added only 1 user in this group.
Now, this user is trying to upload files, at a certain point he got the error message

I read in this thread that a user had the same problem. I won't create a .htaccess file, because I think that's not the problem; what i think, which you actually mentioned in one of your replies, is that there's a problem of "crossing" permissions if this user is a member of 2 or more gropus. This user is a member of an old usergroup in which has beed added the settings for Download mod (which i actually didn't think it would act like this, I mean i thought the mod would not add its setting even on old usergropus). Now, in this old usergroups the Download mod settings has not been touched and everything is set to "no" (can't download, can't upload, and so on): The question is, obviously, the following: the permissions about the new usergroup "rewrite" those on old groups? And in this case, i don't want to set the same permissions on every old group I have, simply because I want that only that single user can upload files. Now, I know that my english is not that good, but please, help me!
Thanks a lot in advance

ps: I forgot to better underline the most important fact: that user could upload several files, it's only from a certain point on that he could not upload any more.
My setting in the new usergroups are the following:

[Daky]

jobbe, i am having same problem all the time, i have several usergroups for DownloadsII
Can you tell me what you did to fix that problem with "crossing" permissions?

Thank you

[Zia]

Helo...I got an request..

Been longggggggggggg enough ..many of us are waiting for system "pay points per download" system
i believe many of us will be gratefull if DownloadsII get intigration with vBCredits - Ultimate Points System
So user have to pay points(which user earned bu post)for each downlad.

Thanks

[D3m-fny]

thank you ..

[cl4ym4n]

Nice mod...but i wanna make some changes and dont have any idea how to do...

How it looks, all files are uploaded into the ./downloads/ folder...
I've made a lot of categories (for a lot of files), so i created ./downloads/subdir/ and uploaded some files into this directory.

When i go to ACP > Downloads > Import and set [..]/public_html/forum/downloads/subdir/ as path to import, no files are listed in the overview.

Aren't subdirs supported for this script?
Coz...well... it would kinda suck, if i would have to upload 1000+ files from different categories into only one directory.

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Also... i wanna add a picture to the file-details page.
For example... the file is called 'application_v1.exe' and i do have a directory ./downloads/images/ with a file called application_v1.jpg...how can i realize that this image is shown up in the file-details, when it exists and otherwise a default-image is shown there?

The php-code is no problem so far...
I just need to know in which part of the code i can get the filename to compare it with the images and where/how i need to set the "$fileimage" variable for the templates...

Thx so far...

[tbaleno]

I would also like to be able to use subfolders for storing files if possible.

[d3v1L]

Superb Mod. Just what i was looking for.. But although i have marked as install, i wont be using it till support for really large files (greater than 100mb) is added. an ftp option wud be terrific!! Keep up the great work

Also can you add java applet based uploading for large files. That would be a very useful feature apart from ftp.

Please do add that option in the next release. Waiting eagerly.

Edit: Can something like this http://upload.thinfile.com/resume/ be integrated into this mod for uploading file?

[AudioFX]

This is an excellent hack that i've been using for a while. Recently though, my forums were hacked. Somehow a hacker managed to get a malicious file onto my server's filsystem, which then proceeded to delete all files within writable folders (777). Luckily my host does daily backups so it wasn't a train smash for me.
I don't think he found a backdoor through the DownloadsII hack, but I would like to know some more information with regards to security. Is it all possible for a hacker to use this hack to upload mailicious files? How secure is this hack and the writable downloads folder?

[Flight_Teacher]

hmmm....

I am missing something here.

I installed it as directed but I don't see a downloads section anywhere on my forum.

[d3v1L]

Originally Posted by Flight_Teacher

hmmm....

I am missing something here.

I installed it as directed but I don't see a downloads section anywhere on my forum.

Did you made the necessary edits to the navbar? Read the readme file again. All edits are given. you can also access the download page via www.yourforum.com/forum/downloads.php (ie if your forum url is www.yourforum.com/forum)