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

[RedGTiVR6]

Any word on if this works with 3.7?

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by InoffLine

Hi!
I'm afraid that ask too much for a free and opensource product, but please do smth with sql queries. I have more then 30 on many pages of downloads. It's terrible, as I'm using VPS and mysql usually fells down every evening

===
But still big thanks for such a great product.

Already fixed in v6

But I don't think DownloadsII is the cause of your MySQL server going down. Then you should have really a lot of files. How much of files do you have in your downloads section?

Originally Posted by Praxis

On the stats page the the date of the downloads is a day off. When I set my GMT time under CP -> User options to GMT it reports the right day. The days I upload the files are all correct but the Stats page reports it wrong. Is this a bug or something designed in?

The stats page is giving the download bandwidth stats, not the upload stats. So if today no one already downloaded a file (uploaded, not a linked one), today won't be displayed. Normally it should work fine.

Originally Posted by RedGTiVR6

Any word on if this works with 3.7?

Yes, except for the optional profile template edits.

[Hornstar]

Question, I just noticed you mentioned version 6 above. Approx how far away is this version? will it be 3.7 ready when it is released?

Thanks.

[mark|3]

Don't think i am using the the vbadvanced module :x
sorry for the confusion


for instance in download .php, i would like to have the ads at the top as well as at the end of the page. I have the header ad as its being displayed throughtout my forum. But how to i display at the end of this page.

and also i would like to have an advert just above the comment boxes.

Thanks

Originally Posted by RS_Jelle

Now you are confusing me
You were talking about the "download module" and the only module we've got is the vBadvanced CMPS module (add-on).

Where do you want to place the ads?

You can place them almost everywhere as all the layout can be found in the Downloads template group.

[ArticleRus]

Is there anyway to make a member only accessible to use download once they've reach certain no of post?

[Pirat3]

Just to clarify that was NOT my fix, it was just a report I had from a hacker and he gave me a fix in which I forwarded it to the owner of mod.

Sorry for any confusion guys.

[triff]

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'm getting an "Internal Server Error" on my forum when implementing that code in my .htaccess files. I have some vbseo rewrite rules in the .htaccess file from before. Any idea why this happened? What should I do wo be able to post the bigger files?

SGL.

[batman1983]

Is there a RSS Feed for the newest downloads?

[maidos]

when i deleted the category the subcategory still exist...
yeah i would love for a rss feed

[exportforce]

Jelle?
Any news about the new update?