this script is much more than the attachments mod. what this script does is is allow users to submit files to your site so they can browse it as if it were... say.. pafiledb. (located on www.pafiledb.com). It has the following features for every download submitted:
- user name
- title
- description
- screenshot
In addition, you can have download catagories and sub catagories, detailed download stats, and it can autocreate a topic for you if you want (for support). There was a download system much like this that was used at www.ibplanet.com for IPB, but they went down a while ago.
Also, when it accepts new files it renames them to prevent leeching. This mod is not for your typical site, its for sites like vB.org to provide download-system in which users dont have to browse the forum. (basically for sites that have 3 goals: downloads, support, and forums). I am actually coding this for my own site, and it is highly useful.
About attaching the screenshots, absolutely not. People cant view attatched files on this board without signing up, and I think that everyone should be able to view the screenshots of mods before they buy the board. When i submit my file for official download, however, i will attatch it.
this script is much more than the attachments mod. what this script does is is allow users to submit files to your site so they can browse it as if it were... say.. pafiledb. (located on www.pafiledb.com). It has the following features for every download submitted:
- user name
- title
- description
- screenshot
In addition, you can have download catagories and sub catagories, detailed download stats, and it can autocreate a topic for you if you want (for support). There was a download system much like this that was used at www.ibplanet.com for IPB, but they went down a while ago.
Also, when it accepts new files it renames them to prevent leeching. This mod is not for your typical site, its for sites like vB.org to provide download-system in which users dont have to browse the forum. (basically for sites that have 3 goals: downloads, support, and forums). I am actually coding this for my own site, and it is highly useful.
About attaching the screenshots, absolutely not. People cant view attatched files on this board without signing up, and I think that everyone should be able to view the screenshots of mods before they buy the board. When i submit my file for official download, however, i will attatch it.
I don't see any harm in showing guests screenshots, its the code they shouldn't get.
What I mean is, you can set the permissions if someone can download attachments. Isn't that the same thing basically?
the downloads i host are often well above what php would allow for uploading as an attachment.. ranging from a few KB to half a GB.. gotta love gaming..
the downloads i host are often well above what php would allow for uploading as an attachment.. ranging from a few KB to half a GB.. gotta love gaming..
That is quite rare though. Anyway you can change php.ini and make it allow more than the normal 2M.
That is quite rare though. Anyway you can change php.ini and make it allow more than the normal 2M.
yes i understand all of that.. however, i don't let just anyone upload something to my server.. i generally use the server itself to pull down any large files.. wget is a wonderful thing..
this should be all automated, so i can have an "upload team" or i can allow all users besides guests to upload files but force files to be accepted or denied before letting them be downloaded