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

[Robbed]

I finally upgraded, thanks.

Rs jelle and westpointer.

1)For the upload and download stats can you make a page that shows this so I don't have to check profiles and i like to keep the profiles clean so i turn it off.

2)The table background is black anyway to fix?

3) I still had the problem for uknown author on the old downloads so i used this code.

if ($file['_author'] == '')
$_author = $file['author'];
else
$_author = $file['_author'];

4) Can you have it so categories are seperate in the downloads folder?
Right now i have 5000 files in one folder.

http://www.doubleminor.net/forums/downloads.php

[DementedMindz]

Originally Posted by Robbed

2)The table background is black anyway to fix?

I have the same problem with the main table being black to I havent really messed with the code to see why I hope they can fix that.

[HappyPike]

Originally Posted by Robbed

4) Can you have it so categories are seperate in the downloads folder?
Right now i have 5000 files in one folder.

http://www.doubleminor.net/forums/downloads.php

Very good suggestion! I have tons of files in that folder too. It would be great if the files are placed in each user's own folder, like downloads/UserID/. The vBa Gallery and the Upload Center addon have that. FTP programs have trouble displaying the file listings when there are too many files in one folder.

Another feature that's really needed is that when people edit a file to upload a new version, the old version should be deleted. Right now the old versions just wasting server space.

[Devil Woman]

Sorry if this has already been asked in this thread, I was wondering is there a possibilty that any files uploaded to be downloaded are put into a queue to be moderated first to avoid any duplicate files being uploaded

Thanks

[Robbed]

Originally Posted by Devil Woman

Sorry if this has already been asked in this thread, I was wondering is there a possibilty that any files uploaded to be downloaded are put into a queue to be moderated first to avoid any duplicate files being uploaded

Thanks

Already there.

Can Avoid Purgatory to NO, it's a usergroup setting.

[networktemple]

i want to upload large "50MB" file via downloadII.. what do i need to do unrestrict upload size..
Where do i change the value etc.. please help.. thanks

[DementedMindz]

For that big of a file you should use a ftp program or your going to make your server lag out.

[snyperj]

I am struggling trying to set up permissions using the category and usergroup manager. Could you help? I'm sorry:squareeyed:

Here is an idea of what I am trying to accomplish
Say I have 4 user groups, A B C D
I have 4 Download Categories A B C D (for simplicity)

All users are members of Group A (primary) and should always have access to view category A downloads.

All users are then members of at least one other usergroup so they should ALSO have access to that Download category (B, C or D).

Some users may be users of more than one usergroup (i.e. B & D). In this example case, they should have access to categories A, B & D only (but not C).

Can this be done? I cannot get to seem to make it work. It seems like everything stays based on the UserGroup A setting.

[Black Tiger]

It can be done but then you have to create 4 usergroups.
In all usergroups you should then set Exclude Categories to YES.
Then in usergroup A place in the line below the Exclude Categories setting the following:
B, C, D
You could also do C,D and then A users would have access to A and B etc.

For usergroup B do the same, but then put there A,C,D.
If you have users which may reside in more usergruops, set those usergroups as secondairy usergroup in their useraccount.

[Black Tiger]

I have a question to. Is it not possible to make some settings in the existing usergroups one way or the other.
I have some users now which I would like to upload and which may avoid purgatory, but I have also users which I want to upload but which may not avoid purgatory.

At this moment to get this working 2 usergroups are needed for this, with all the settings needed for all forums and forumpermissions which is a lot of work.

Could it be made (maybe next version?) so you can set in each individual useraccount that they may upload yes or no? And if yes, that they will come into a queu and with a seperate usergroup they can avoid purgatory?

Or maybe could it be made that both the upload and avoid purgatory setting could be implanted in the individual user settings? This would make things a lot easyer. In fact you would only have to use seperate usergroups when wanting something like Snyperj would like.