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

[squidsk]

You're misreading the error message. The error occurs on ajax.php at line 69, which is a hook, the actual error is on the 102 line that is being evaluated at that hook.

So to solve the error, go to line 69 of your ajax.php and find what hook is being evaluated when the problem occurs. Then go to the corresponding hook for downloadsII and see what the 102nd line of code is.

Based on the referrer I'd say it has something to do with searching downloads.

[peterle1]

Thanks, but the hook ist ajax_start and there are two plugins using that hook.
One ist vbacmps and the other one is ecdownloads installed with this mod.
Now I can disable vbacmps and the error jumps from line 102 to line 1.
The plugin named vbacmps has exactly 101 lines, so the next one starts with line 1 of ecdownloads.

So I think that ajax.php doesn't like the '<' at that place.

[peterle1]

Well some testing seems to show, that the plugin ecdownloads at hook ajax_start isn't that important ... turning it off, shows no difference in the behaviour of the plugin itself ... except the missing errors.

Maybe, I have done something completely wrong ... sometime ...

[peterle1]

Ok, problem solved.
This "plugin" is either some lost part of an older, very much older installation or someone has done something wrong, while he tried to installed the addon.

Whatsoever - thanks for your time!

[ProFifaLeagues]

Originally Posted by RS_Jelle

That's because of the default upload limit of PHP.

You need to create a file named .htaccess (note the period in front of the name). Put the following two lines into the file:

php_value upload_max_filesize 30M
php_value post_max_size 30M

Upload the file into your forum directory (the same location where downloads.php is located.)

This will increase the size of the file you can upload to 30MB.

When ever i use this i get this error.
Any ideas on any other ways to up the size limits please?

Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@......com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.
More information about this error may be available in the server error log.
Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

[Black Tiger]

Any ideas on any other ways to up the size limits please?

If you get an internal server error, it could be you can't use .htaccess files to set those limits because your host is probably using SuPHP.

In that case you can try if making your own php.ini would work.

Create a php.ini in your public_html folder with the following content:

upload_max_filesize = 30M
post_max_size = 30M

You could then also add a .htaccess file with the following content:

suPHP_ConfigPath /home/username/public_html
<Files php.ini>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>

With these files the internal server error should be gone too.

[slinky]

Is there a way to pay to remove the copyright credits? It's the only thing cluttering up the display on my site? I generally do that to maximize the already crowded space.

Second, is there a way to get the subcategories into columns the same way like subforums can be done?

[spirittina]

*clicks install* thanks

[Ophelia]

Originally Posted by RS_Jelle

That's because of the default upload limit of PHP.

You need to create a file named .htaccess (note the period in front of the name). Put the following two lines into the file:

php_value upload_max_filesize 30M
php_value post_max_size 30M

Upload the file into your forum directory (the same location where downloads.php is located.)

This will increase the size of the file you can upload to 30MB.

I am having issues uploading files bigger than 100M. I added the above lines in the .htaccess file, changed 30 to 100. When I upload to /forum (where downloads.php is located) and try to load the forum, I receive an Error 500. I've put the same code into my .htaccess that is in / but that doesn't help.

I have also had my webhost do all the changes suggested in this thread
https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/show...=1#post1565199

But again, no ability to upload over 50M.

[Nelson58]

Hi,

I am new to VB and this mod (had a similar one for my SMF forum), so please forgive the newbie question.

I have to copy a bunch of files at once to the downloads area from my old forum. This mod does one at a time from what I can tell.

Is there any way to upoload a bunch of files at once, and then put them in categories once they are uploaded.

Thanks,

Nelson