Integrated Download Program

[Joe Pimms]

Originally Posted by Dark_Wizard

I just checked this out and this is very nice...pretty close to what I have designed for vBWar 3.0 Portal and alot of the same features. If this is something you guys are looking for then grab it as it will take me a few more weeks to complete mine.

that hack costs 50 bucks for now support and 100 bucks for support if u do your hack will it be released here or on your site ? plus has any one ever thought of Integrating THIS i think this would be an awsome vbhack

[AuroraMike]

Originally Posted by Joe Pimms

that hack costs 50 bucks for now support and 100 bucks for support if u do your hack will it be released here or on your site ? plus has any one ever thought of Integrating THIS i think this would be an awsome vbhack

you betcha, its not a cheap system but to be 100% honest, personally I wasn't expecting what I was looking for to be free or cheap. $60 is a bit steep but as I indicated above, I'd be willing to pay $50 so what's $10 in the grand scheme of things? I'm still hesitating to buy this for the moment. They're still in RC stages for the latest version and while that's better than beta, there's nothing I hate more than having to upgrade a product on a near monthly basis (*cough* like vbulletin *cough*).

[Dark_Wizard]

Originally Posted by Joe Pimms

that hack costs 50 bucks for now support and 100 bucks for support if u do your hack will it be released here or on your site ? plus has any one ever thought of Integrating THIS i think this would be an awsome vbhack

Mine would be released on my site as it will be a pay for script...I agree on the pricing, $60 bucks for an unsupported version is wrong, they should at least provide 6 months with an option to renew the support as most places do.

[cinq]

Originally Posted by AuroraMike

edit: nvm - http://www.securedownloads.net/

yep that's the one
Pretty slick if you ask me.

DW, hurry along now, stop being the tease !

[Dark_Wizard]

Originally Posted by cinq

yep that's the one
Pretty slick if you ask me.

DW, hurry along now, stop being the tease !

I will, I will...need to finish the vBug Tracker Pro which is due out next week after that I will hurry it along...ok?

[Joe Pimms]

Originally Posted by Zero Tolerance

Sounds interesting, i could do with a new project to start on.

Someone post a full feature list, i'll make the program, include all features (if any are discluded, i will present a valid reason as to why).

And the best part, i'll release it here on vBulletin.org for free, no price involved.

Thanks for reading,

- Zero Tolerance

i would love to see this as a vbhack here http://phpatm.free.fr/ or intergrade it into vbulletin or have some of the features as a vbhack like that fact you dont need a database or the fact it use opendir() and readdir() where people can upload files to a folder on there servers and the script will detect whats in the folder and use vbulletin images and templates to make up the rest of it all to display.... this would be a great idea

[AuroraMike]

Originally Posted by GetGamer.com

I'd love to see something like this!

Here's what I'd like to see:

• Track downloads
• Rate & comment (using vBulletin member database)
• Allow meta data:
  • Title
  • Software author/company
  • URL for software home
  • Description
  • Version number
  • License (GPL, shareware, commercial, etc.)
• Allow linked files (URLs from other sites, rather than uploaded to your server, or files already stored on your server)
• User uploads (subject to review & approval)
• Permissions (by category, using vBulletin usergroups to manage)
  • Can see category?
  • Can download?
  • Can upload?
  • Can approve/edit uploaded files?
• Top downloads
• Top rated
• New downloads
• RSS feeds for all three lists (top/new downloads)
• Uses vBulletin phrases
• Uses vBulletin templates

Personally, I don't care about automatically adding files found in adirectory (which a number of download scripts do)... mainly because Ithink the meta data is important and you can't get most of thatautomatically.

And yes, I'd definitely be willing to pay for something like this.

that's a start and then post #1 and post #9 by me in this thread fill in the details just not as nicely.

[Joe Pimms]

Main features


Time zone offset (depends on selected language)
Download counter
User can sort files by name, upload date, downloads
User can delete or modify its own files
User can give description to file
Administrator and Poweruser can delete all files and directories
Filename length limit
Appearance tuning (colors, font)
Is is possible to define header and footer
Possibility to view contents of ZIP archives without downloading
Possibility to view images and other type of files on the fly
Recent file list and top downloads list
User accounts support
IP Logging
Account management system
In order to check user e-mail addresses you can enable user activation system
User can subscribe on everyday digest of uploaded files list via e-mail (optional)
Users can get small files by e-mail (optional)
User statistics (uploaded/downloaded/e-mailed files, last access)
Administrator can show info message over the file list
Possibility to use server mailer or your own SMTP
Highly configurable (see include/conf.php)
Files can be securely stored outside of the web root so no direct linking
is possible.

Unlimited categories/subcategories.

No limit to the number of files that can be hosted as long as disk space
allows.

Each file has it's own it counter.

Files can be sorted by date, rating, download popularity, and name.

Users can post comments on files.

Users can review files.

User and administrators can upload files.

Uploaded files can be placed into a moderation queue.

Moderators can be assigned to categories for approving files, editing file
descriptions, and more.

Permissions are set at the category level by usergroup.
Sub-categories can inherit parent category permissions or have their own.

Permissions include CanDownload, CanUpload, CanView, CanSearch,
CanEditOwn, CanPostComments, and PostsRequiredToDownload.

Every download is logged to track abuse.

Download quotas can be set per-usergroup, including daily KB, monthly KB, daily count, and monthly count. Each usergroup can also be limited to a set number of simultaneous downloads to prevent leeching.

Fulltext search engine searches file names, descriptions, and upload
usernames to help users locate specific files.

Image attachment manager allows users to upload images to associate with files, such as screenshots, and rotate and resize if necessary.

Admins can create categories, move categories, move files between
categories in large batches, view the download log, and more.

File import wizard automatically imports files from any server directory,
or specify a URL and Secure Downloads will present a lit of files to import
from that location, then automatically download and add them into the database

[AuroraMike]

Download quotas can be set per-usergroup, including daily KB, monthly KB, daily count, and monthly count. Each usergroup can also be limited to a set number of simultaneous downloads to prevent leeching.

good call. If that's possible though. If so...that would be powerful. again, something worth paying for in my book. One other thing that I'm not sure if it was mentioned - masking the URL (i.e. no direct linking to file). AndrewD has it in Links but it's not 100%. I supposed being able to store files outside of the webroot would help significantly.

[Dark_Wizard]

Originally Posted by AuroraMike

good call. If that's possible though. If so...that would be powerful. again, something worth paying for in my book. One other thing that I'm not sure if it was mentioned - masking the URL (i.e. no direct linking to file). AndrewD has it in Links but it's not 100%. I supposed being able to store files outside of the webroot would help significantly.

It can be done...quotas is an easy piece. Masking the file is easy as well and yes it would be in the root. Btw...thats one big feature list....how much are you willing to spend for something like this? Money is a motivation factor here as far as how fast I can get it done.

Natch would be a part of this as well...we make a great team!