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

[Daky]

Originally Posted by novelidea

Is it possible to make sure users post a certain number of posts on the forums to have access to the downloads? If not, that would be a nice addition.

This is what i need badly ! Nice idea novelidea!

Can you let us now it this is poeeible to do?

Thank you

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by Daky

This is what i need badly ! Nice idea novelidea!

Can you let us now it this is poeeible to do?

Thank you

That's very easy

Just create a new usergroup for x amount of posts with a promotion to it when they reach the amount of posts. Then you just give that usergroup permissions for the downloads

[Arjan]

I've got two requests:

1: A possability to have the download function check the referrer, if it's not my own site then deny the download or redirect to some annoying image. In my case I meet more then once that some sites happily offer the files hosted at my site. I could block that by allowing only members to download. But for now I do not wish to do that.
2: At the upload page show the maximum upload size as set in the PHP.ini.

[AyeCapn]

One of my users is getting an error of "maximum load reached"

I've searched the thread and didn't find it. Anyone know what that is about?

[Black Tiger]

Did you check your usergroup settings? De last 2 settings are max. amount of files and max amount of kb or mb to download per day.
Maybe that setting is the troublemaker.

[AyeCapn]

That was it. I ahve several differnt user-joinable group to access different areas of teh forum. A couple of them had those two values set to 0 for some reason.

All is right again in the universe

FYI - have an absolute path to my downloads directory working fine. No "." in the path for me

[dragonhart]

Hi, have installed this plugin very nice but cant seem to upload anything, it keeps saying download directory dosent exist. I have checked and rechecked the path and its correct, tryed to put it out in the root and still gives that error, is there a problem with it finding the download folder??, have chmoded the folder to 777 tryed different url paths such as http:// and direct path such as /downloads/ but to no avail, any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Dragonhart....

[CyberRanger]

Originally Posted by dragonhart

Hi, have installed this plugin very nice but cant seem to upload anything, it keeps saying download directory dosent exist. I have checked and rechecked the path and its correct, tryed to put it out in the root and still gives that error, is there a problem with it finding the download folder??, have chmoded the folder to 777 tryed different url paths such as http:// and direct path such as /downloads/ but to no avail, any help would be appreciated. Thanks

Dragonhart....

The path should be relative to your forums folder. So, if you have forums/downloads the path would be "./downloads/" (without the quotes). If the path is at the same level as your forums directory (for example, www/forums and www/downloads), the path would be "../downloads/" (again without the quotes).

[DementedMindz]

westpointer on the Download Delay is there anyway to make that per usergroup? this way say you have a donators usergroup they can bypass it?

[CyberRanger]

Originally Posted by DementedMindz

westpointer on the Download Delay is there anyway to make that per usergroup? this way say you have a donators usergroup they can bypass it?

Excellent idea. I'll try to remember that for the next version.