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.

[jerde]

Originally Posted by SeanMT

Yes the directory is chmod 777.

Any idea what settings need changing? I have had a quick look but can't really see anything.

I really need this sorting as I get complaints everyday about invalid security tokens.

When you say the dir is chmod 777 what do you mean? I'm a newb at this. Do you mean when in FTP by right clicking on the downloads folder and bringing up properties? Then changing the value there? I posted a screenshot, see attached...

[Hippy]

you see there in the screen shot it's 755 , check the other 2 boxes .. it will be 777 then

[SeanMT]

Originally Posted by Hippy

did you disable domain / url verification
in the admincp?

No not yet. What are the risks of disabling it? As I run quite a large forum and do not want to risk any attacks.

Originally Posted by jerde

Where in the Admin CP would we do that?

The option is found under Site Name / URL / Contact Details and is called Disable Redirect Domain Checking.

[Hippy]

risks ?I have no idea vb just added that a couple versions ago...
check out at vb.com to see if you can find a answer

[jerde]

Originally Posted by Hippy

you see there in the screen shot it's 755 , check the other 2 boxes .. it will be 777 then

Thanks Hippy, I hope this helps. I'm getting like 5-10 emails a day on Security Token Errors. Hope an update comes that has a fix.

[jerde]

Ok, so I think I figured out how one way users can be getting many of the 'invalid security token' errors. I have my Downloads Center set so only members can download files, but guests can view them.

Let's say I'm a member already but I'm not logged in. When I go to click on the download link of a file it will tell me that I do not have sufficient privileges because of X, X, or X. It then gives me the option to login/register so that I can download that file. Well, when I login it automatically directs me to a the 'security token' page instead of allowing me to continue on and download. So in order to download I have to find that file again once I'm logged in and click on the link to bring me back to the same file. Then I am able to download without the 'security token' issue.

I think that a lot of users don't realize this and just assume that they can't download the file so they do as the 'security token' error page tells them, and they contact support from there.

There may be other issues, but this seems like it could be the main issue for my situation. Can others verify. Do security tokens happen other ways as well?

Thanks.

[jerde]

Also, I suppose I could fix this issue if I don't allow guests to view files, but then that may prohibit many users from registering with my site if they can't see the comments and details of a file.

Is there anyway to make it so instead of the user continuing onto the download after logging in, that they are instead directed back to the file they were trying to download?

[islamway]

thanks man

[Jman423]

Originally Posted by Carpesimia

ok, seems that the newreply_error template was changed with 4.1.5. So instead of just doing a "<li>$errormessage</li>", it instead expects the whole $error array, and parses through it.

I ended up hacking the code to work around this, and my errors now show up.

What did you change, because I just installed this and I can't figure out what the problem is with no errors showing up.

Thanks

[Drakah]

Within the downloads2_file template, I see this:

</div>
<span>{vb:rawphrase dl2_uploaded_by} <a href="{vb:link member, {vb:raw file}, null, 'uploaderid', 'uploader'}">{vb:raw file.uploader}</a> - {vb:raw file.dateadded}</span>
</div>

Is there any way I can get it to say dateupdated or dateeditied instead of the date it was added originally?
I update files frequently with newer versions, and it is getting fustrating that it keeps the original date, where people would think it has not been updated since the 1st upload.

I would REALLY like a "Version" field too to be consistant....

Please help! Thanks.