Major Additions - DownloadsII

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.

It's also coded 100% XHTML 1.0 Transitional valid, just like vBulletin itself.



Instructions & Support

Requires vBulletin 4.0.4 or higher. Not fully compatible with lower vB 4 versions.
It works fine with both the new editor in vB 4.1.4 or higher and the old one in previous vB versions.

Read the instructions in the next two posts before installing/upgrading this mod!

You can find an installation/upgrade manual in the zip package (Readme.txt).

I try to answer most questions asked in this thread. Please don't send any pm's if I don't ask for them. 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 some screenshots of the front-end and back-end (AdminCP part) of the DownloadsII software.

You can find a live demo on my own site: Minatica.be Downloads (Dutch).
Though keep in mind that we are running a restyled and modified version of it.

Changelog (version 6.0.9)

Jelle

• Added support for vB 4.1.8 bit processing with 'each' construct (backwards compatible)
• Fixed comma listing for vB 4.1.8 (using "old" method)

Older changelogs are included in the zip package.

Help!!! I can't upload large files??

This is probably the most asked question. It's mostly caused by some default PHP settings: check "PHP Max Post Size" and "PHP Maximum Upload Size" at your AdminCP home.

Then have a look at this post for the solution to up these values.
Also have a look at this post at vB.com (but ignore the MySQL part as DownloadsII is only using the file system).

Add-ons

There are currently no official add-ons. Unofficial add-ons are listed below.

[razyzg]

Hi

Where can I set the redirect when a user reaches max bandwith of number of files?
I want to redirect them to any page I choose and not in the download section.

Where can I set that redirect?

[Crotan]

Originally Posted by Crotan

Is there anyway to trick the system to think I uploaded a file, so that the user limits will come into play. Like for instance upload a small file with file name abc.zip that is 4mb.

Then ftp into the downloads directory and replace it with a 400mb file with the same name? Will this work?

This work around seems to be working to get the system to think I uploaded through it, sadly the file size will still be listed of that of the first fake file.

But I guess that's the price to pay if I want the user limitations.

On a side note what do the numbers added to the beginning of the uploaded file names correspond to?

[Hippy]

Crotan.. if your going as far as uploading fake files .. and then uploading a 400meg file .. you might as well go into phpmyadmin and under dl2_downloads change the file size ...

get your host to change the upload limit on the php.ini and you will be able to upload what you want ..

[elgabito]

I get a 404 on every admincp page but the main settings page... any clues?

TIA

[elgabito]

Of course as soon as I post I figure it out - my admincp directory is not named admincp

Thanks

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by razyzg

Hi

Where can I set the redirect when a user reaches max bandwith of number of files?
I want to redirect them to any page I choose and not in the download section.

Where can I set that redirect?

Redirect url's are controlled by $vbulletin->url

Originally Posted by Crotan

This work around seems to be working to get the system to think I uploaded through it, sadly the file size will still be listed of that of the first fake file.

But I guess that's the price to pay if I want the user limitations.

On a side note what do the numbers added to the beginning of the uploaded file names correspond to?

Just fill in the file field on the "add file" page? There's normally no difference between upload and link file sizes for the limitation settings.

[Crotan]

Originally Posted by RS_Jelle

Redirect url's are controlled by $vbulletin->url



Just fill in the file field on the "add file" page? There's normally no difference between upload and link file sizes for the limitation settings.

writing in the file size in bytes only seems to work for linked files. It won't take if it's a file I uploaded. For the second part of your statement, does that mean the user limitations I impose for groups will work for both linked files and ones I uploaded through the downloads?

I'm going to have to create a test registered user to see how it's all working right now, just haven't gotten around to it

Is there any downside to having you max php upload such a large limit. i.e. 400MB? Seems the standard is pretty small, right now mine is sitting at 64MB, which by itself it larger than I see most peoples.

[goc-forum.de]

Is it possible uploading to an external webspace (not the webspace where forum is installed)....

http://www.testforum.com (Forum URL)
http://www.testdownloadwebspace.com (download webspace)

my forum webspace is not big enough to upload files to it!

how can i do this?

[TeknoSounds]

You can't upload to another webspace using this mod (at least not without modifying it), but you could link to files on another webspace.

[goc-forum.de]

hmmm......but i want that forum members can upload files on another webspace!

Can anybody modify this mod so that it is possible to setup settings in adminCP to upload to different webspace as forum webspace? So any users of this mod can have the option to host and upload the files by their forum users on other webspace.....

maybe the coder can do it?