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

[DementedMindz]

yup its already in the box before i even write anything for a description.

[phill2003]

One more suggestion.

Could you look at the feasability of adding a way of doing the download perms an a per cat basis, so we could have some catagorys for normal users and some for premium members depending on usergroup or user perms.

thanks

phill

[CyberRanger]

Originally Posted by DementedMindz

yup its already in the box before i even write anything for a description.

Have you edited the template that produces that page? (I think it's ecdowloads_file_addit but I'm not positive)

[DementedMindz]

no i even made sure in dreamweaver that it wasnt in there. Im having a hard time figuring out where its coming from.

[CyberRanger]

Originally Posted by phill2003

One more suggestion.

Could you look at the feasability of adding a way of doing the download perms an a per cat basis, so we could have some catagorys for normal users and some for premium members depending on usergroup or user perms.

thanks

phill

If you look at the product announcement post, that's the #1 item I'd like to enhance. The other is multiple files per entry.

[phill2003]

Originally Posted by CyberRanger

If you look at the product announcement post, that's the #1 item I'd like to enhance. The other is multiple files per entry.

yea sorry i noticed that after writing the post

[Hornstar]

I've been loving this for a while now, and it is good to see that the new features in 5.0.4 will be pretty much exactly what im looking for So I cant wait.

However do you have an estimated release date? or need any beta testers?

Also I was considering some paid custom work if it is even possible, to implement this into a cms that I have So all its features would be implemented into the cms. If you are interested then please pm me.

[uspange]

After reading the instructions and installing everything seemed fine until the import. I am geting this error:

Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /admincp/downloadadmin.php (Zeile 331)

When I am prompted to enter the absolute path I can read the suggestion:

/pages/0g/06/d0002307/home/htdocs/forums/admincp/.

which I alter a bit to point to my real path like

/pages/0g/06/d0002307/home/htdocs/forums/test/.

I have created a directory directly unter /forums called "test" and I placed "putty.exe" in that folder.

My "downloads" directory is chmodded to "777" and I have added "exe" to the list of extensions.

It does not give me an error when I enter the path and click "Import Files" but than I am lost. In the next screen under "All files" I see "(not filled out)" and all the other files are blank. Am I supposed to see the files sitting in the folder?

If I enter "putty.exe" into "File Name", check my category, activate "Import" and click "Import Files" I get the above error message.

Can anyone point me to the right direction?

Thanks!

[CyberRanger]

Originally Posted by uspange

When I am prompted to enter the absolute path I can read the suggestion:

/pages/0g/06/d0002307/home/htdocs/forums/admincp/.

which I alter a bit to point to my real path like

/pages/0g/06/d0002307/home/htdocs/forums/test/.

Thanks!

Try taking out the "." after test/

[CyberRanger]

Here's a beta of version 5.0.4. I believe it to be stable but a little more testing would be good.

#################################
# DownloadsII 5.0.4 Changelog #
#################################

CyberRanger
- Fixed small bug in class_downloads.php ($dl to $this)
- Fixed possible wrong background on some tables
- Added option to restrict daily files downloaded by usergroup
- Enhanced option to restrict daily downloads based on MB and/or number of files
- Removed left side bar (tops) from most of the views with option to display
- Modified search results: added small description and category name, removed # of downloads and rating
- Added "download delay" setting to usergroups
- Fixed bug in mass upload if the file name contained an apostrophe
- Added IP check for max daily MB and file download check
- Modified templates downloads_wrapper_side and dowloads_wrapper_none so that the "disclaimer" will appear if no tops are wanted.
- Added setting in admincp for cleaning log entries that are older than x days.
- added javascript prompt before deleting file

Jelle
- Fixed W3C errors in $dmemberfiles
- Fixed manfiles mass update (wasn't working any more)
- Fixed a bug which caused old downloads titles to disappear
- Fixed category images of sub-categories, which weren't displayed in IE
- Moved assignuser permissions condition from the templates to downloads.php and changed permissions slightly
- Changed the word "purgatory" to "moderation queue" in the phrases