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

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by blazinthu

I ended up changing post_max_size and upload_max_filesize in my php.ini to like 30MB each which worked do you recomend this or should I make the edit to the PHP instead??

If that works, it's enough. I just gave a lot of options as each server has different default settings, so there may be various causes

[RedPoint]

Hallo,

i become this error when i see *Whosonline* and my user or a SE bot see the downloads:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected '&' in /srv/www/vhosts/mydomain.com/httpdocs/forum/includes/functions_online.php(1167) : eval()'d code on line 4

In the line 1167 is this:

($hook = vBulletinHook::fetch_hook('online_location_unknown ')) ? eval($hook) : false;

What can i do to fix that bug?

Regards

[RS_Jelle]

There's no '&' in the PHP code of our online_location_unknown plugin. It's probably caused by another mod.

		<plugin active="1">
			<title>downloads_location_unknown</title>
			<hookname>online_location_unknown</hookname>
			<phpcode><![CDATA[if ($userinfo['activity'] == 'downloads')
{
	$userinfo['where'] = '<a href="downloads.php?'.$vbulletin->session->vars[sessionurl].'">'.$vbulletin->options[bbtitle].' Downloading Files</a>';
	$userinfo['action'] = 'downloads';
	$handled = true;
}]]></phpcode>
		</plugin>

If DownloadsII would be the only mod you used with such a online_location_unknown plugin, then this line should be wrong:

PHP Code:

$userinfo['action'] = 'downloads'; 


Which seems ok to me, no '&'

[RedPoint]

Hi,

its crazy, vbulletin send me to template creator, template creator send me to this mod and you send me to ...mod, im very angry for this.
I have just 3 mods/addons installed and one is the DownloadsII, thats make me crazy, when a user or SE boot is in the Downloadarea an see a download, i become this error in whosonline.

I check all my mods again :-(

Regards

[Jase2]

Originally Posted by lane

You guys are quite demanding. You need to keep in mind this is a free MOD, you did not pay for it, so you should not be expecting anything.

When Jelle and his team finish up v6 they will let us know. The more you rag on them about it and complain the less they will feel like working on it.

Trying just saying "Thank you" for once.

I was only asking, not demanding -- they're two different meanings.

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by RedPoint

Hi,

its crazy, vbulletin send me to template creator, template creator send me to this mod and you send me to ...mod, im very angry for this.
I have just 3 mods/addons installed and one is the DownloadsII, thats make me crazy, when a user or SE boot is in the Downloadarea an see a download, i become this error in whosonline.

I check all my mods again :-(

Regards

If you pm me your forum URL and a (temporary) AdminCP user account, I will check it out and try to fix it
But still, I can't believe DownloadsII is causing it

Originally Posted by Jase2

I was only asking, not demanding -- they're two different meanings.

It's coming soon as most of the bugs are fixed now. Beta testing is still open.

[RedPoint]

In whosonline i can this link see: downloads.php?do=file&id=20
...and have an & in link

This error i can see in the standard template to

I send you an adminacces via PM - thanks for help

[Daky]

i am not sure what happened but since 2-3 days ago i started having problems when uploading a new file, this is a error:

Fatal error:

* No Users Matched Your Query
* You did not specify a username for your post.

Unable to proceed with save while $errors array is not empty in class vB_DataManager_Thread_FirstPost in [path]/includes/class_dm.php on line 810
#0 vb_error_handler(256,

* No Users Matched Your Query
* You did not specify a username for your post.

do you know what is going on?

tnx

[hugh_]

Originally Posted by RS_Jelle

With the new version coming soon, I'm opening beta testing. If you want to test the new version, please send me a pm

You need a test forum (vB 3.7) for it as it's not meant for live sites yet (although it should be pretty stable). I'm mostly interested in how the upgrade from v5 to v6 goes. Running a copy of your normal downloads section on your test site would be great, so you can test with lots of files.

I'm looking forward to the new version, thanks again for this great modification!

Hugh

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by Daky

i am not sure what happened but since 2-3 days ago i started having problems when uploading a new file, this is a error:




do you know what is going on?

tnx

That's a problem with the DownloadsII Create New Thread Add-On