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DownloadsII Simple RSS Feed Add-On · **Released**: 02-07-2009

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What Does It Do?
Allows you to create a simple RSS feed for your DownloadsII database.

As this feed is XML it must be "well-formed" and "valid". Your feed will not work if there are errors such as if there is an & (instead of using & ) in the RSS feed etc...

DownloadsII Simple RSS Feed Add-On is not a standalone mod. It requires DownloadsII.

Live Demo
Click here to see a LIVE DEMO (Usually has errors as the files often have &'s in the descriptions)

Installation
1) Extract the archive.
2) Edit /upload/downloads_config.php and fill in your details.

PHP Code:


			
$dbhost = 'localhost'; //mySQL host. Should be fine to leave as localhost

$dbuser = 'root'; //mySQL user

$dbpass = ''; //mySQL password

$dbname = 'forums'; //mySQL database name

$tblname = 'vb3_dl_files'; //mySQL table name. Default is vb3_dl_files

$fields = 'id, name, description, date, purgatory'; //fields you want to retrieve information from. Seperate with a comma.

$limit = '5'; //number of items to display in the feed.

$siteURL = "http://www.your-site.co.uk/forum/downloads.php"; //direct path to your downloads.php script

$feedTitle = "Your-Site.co.uk - Latest Downloads"; //title you want for your feed

3) Upload the files in the upload folder (downloads_config.php, downloads_rss.php)
4) Browse to http://www.your-site.co.uk/forum/downloads_rss.php to see it in action.

I'm sorry for how basic this is but my knowledge (especially when it comes to vB integration) is very limited.

I have also included a RSS button that you can use to spread the word for your feed.

darknusens · #22 08-11-2009, 01:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SeanMT

The demo doesn't look right in firefox because I haven't added a css stylesheet.

It's easy to do. Here's a nice tutorial.

Can you add a basic tutorial on where to put what please.

michael24179 · #23 05-03-2010, 08:28 AM

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