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

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by Neptun

hello there

i would kindly ask you for some help with my problem

i tried to install the mod but after i tried to import the product i get the following error:

i hope that anybody can help ....


thx in advance

This is caused by another vB mod you installed. Line 2359 of /includes/adminfunctions_template.php is a plugin hook location.

What mods are you using?

Originally Posted by GaryT

Reading through the posts I'm getting mixed feelings about whether or not this is stable for 3.8 and if there are any bugs I should know about before I dl it.

Any input?

It is totally stable. vBulletin 3.8 isn't that different from 3.7 or 3.6.
The upload problems, which is the most common "bug", is a server configuration problem.

[inclosecombat13]

Hi guys, Thanks for a great product.. anyways, i have millions of files to add to the downloads, and where i go to "import", and then put in my directory, im getting this error... #

Warning: opendir(/public_html/forum/downloads/jpmemu) [function.opendir]: failed to open dir: No such file or directory in [path]/admincp/downloadadmin.php on line 290

Any Help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Nick

[Saviour]

Why are banned members showing up as "Top Contributors"?

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by Saviour

Why are banned members showing up as "Top Contributors"?

If there are no top contributors yet, some random users with 0 uploads will be picked. So this problem will solve itself.
You can limit the amount of top contributors in the settings.

[Saviour]

Thank you, RS...

Nice mod by the way...absolutely love it!

[shoyru]

well really good mod i used , anyway for use multiple upload expect link to file , i dont use my hosting for upload , almost external links ,we need add multiple links (just 2 field : file name and link to file ) , really need help

sorry my bad eng

[ChicagoCoin]

Just wanted to suggest another option (original post 3390) for possible future improvement consideration.

All of my downloads will have images assigned to the file (screen shots) and I'm afraid when this goes live that users won't realize that a additional step is required to add an image. I think it would save time and confusion if the image could be uploaded on the Add Files page along with the file.

Thanks again for this mod!

[fragg]

Does any 1 know how fix this plz when i click on the downloads link in navbar i get 500 internal server error the downloads.php file is set to 777 and the downloads folder is set to same ,And set my user group to be able to see it any help would be great

[fragg]

Ok fixed that i just uploaded the downloads.php through my cpannel rather than using my ftp client then the page loads tidy but i get a message saying The download directory does not exist! at the top of my downloads page but i see the file i added as a test any ideas

[THE__DRIFTER]

I need a bit of clarification.

1.) I want to ftp a group of files into the directory for downloads. Then I obviously want them to show in the download section. I cannot see a concise method to do that.

2.) I had an issue today that I cannot seem to find an explanation for. I do allow files for our members with the extension of .exe If the file name is CoDWaW-1.2-1.3-PatchSetup it does not show the file to be downloaded with the correct name. If I rename it to say c153.exe it works fine. Is this caused by the length of the file name?

We are online gamers that share map files and such and it is far better for us to upload them via ftp to be available for members than to try to direct upload in the forum. I have seen a number of posts stating to recount. Recount what and how exactly? I am a bit new to the methods of Vb so a bit of direction would be most helpful.