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

[stangger5]

The file was 16.5 mb`s....

Does it have a limit ??

[CyberRanger]

Originally Posted by stangger5

The file was 16.5 mb`s....

Does it have a limit ??

php has a limit. To over-ride it, add this to your .htaccess file in the same folder that downloads.php is in.

php_value upload_max_filesize 25M
php_value post_max_size 25M

change the 25M to whatever you'd like it to be.

[HappyPike]

westpointer/Jelle, for the next version, can you make it so it show the number of votes casted?

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by HappyPike

Looks like there is a bug with the rating system. I selected A but the system recorded A-.

Thanks for bringing this to our attention, I fixed it.

To fix it, run this query (if you use a prefix, you need to add it):
[sql]ALTER TABLE `dl_votes` CHANGE `value` `value` DECIMAL( 2, 1 ) UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT '0.0'[/sql]

I will look into your suggestion to show the amount of votes. Maybe we add it to 5.0, otherwise it will be something for the next release.

Good news for the people who wanted a download button instead the tiny links: there will be one in version 5.0

[HappyPike]

Hi Jelle,

My member did some test and found out more about the voting problems. I haven't applied your fix yet.

It seems that the rating system does not want to co-operate with me.

-when I rate A+, it gives rating A+
-when I rate A, it gives rating A-
-when I rate B+, it gives rating B-

So, it seems that it doesn't somehow register the rates A, B and so on (it completely disregards those, and handles only the ones with +?s and -?s)

Would your above fix solve the choosing B+ records B- problem too?

Also one of my members (in Registered group) reported having trouble deleting his comments, even though it worked for me.

Thanks for the upload button.

After using the system heavily for the last few days, another useful feature would be to allow multiple files per file entry, for things like patch. This way people don't need to re-upload the whole big file -- just the patch. This is different from allowing multiple mirrors for a file (which also would be a nice feature to have).

Originally Posted by Jelle

I will look into your suggestion to show the amount of votes. Maybe we add it to 5.0, otherwise it will be something for the next release.

Thanks. It's important to show the # of votes. A file getting an A+ is very different from getting 15 A+.

[RS_Jelle]

Yes, the fix will solve your problem (normally)

It's because the A+ has got a value of 10, A has got a value of 9.5, A- a value of 9.3, ... The database field was "int", because of that everything after the "." was lost. So 9.5 and 9.3 became 9, ... The fix changes the database field to decimal

I don't find it a very good system, so I think we need to recode it a bit. A+, A, A-, ... I find it a bit stupid, so we are thinking about replacing it with something more clear. Stars for example like the thread rate

The amount of votes will be something for a next release (5.1 or something like that). So we can totally revise the rating system.

Wespointer is working on a latest feature, after that 5.0.1 will be released :banana:

[HappyPike]

Cool. I will apply the fix soon. I also agree the thread rate stars is better. It's easier to see, for one thing.

BTW, is there a way to make it show just the direct sub-categories, instead of all sub-categories like it does now? I added lots of sub-cats and the sub-cat links on the main page is becoming hard to use. I know I could hide the listing on main page but it would be better to make it show the category's direct sub-cats (ex. 1 level down).

Sorry for asking so many questions.

[RS_Jelle]

This isn't possible at the moment, but we will look into this for the next release

I think there are lots of good ideas to make the next version a 'new features release'. Now we have to find the time to code them :knockedout:

The most wanted feature is definitely a "report a download" function, so that's something we really need to add.

[spandexman]

I installed the mod. Changed the setting to what I wanted and allowed certian usergroups to use it. I also created categories. But when I go to the forum none of them show up? How do I get the download categories to show up so users can upload/download files?

[CyberRanger]

Originally Posted by spandexman

I installed the mod. Changed the setting to what I wanted and allowed certian usergroups to use it. I also created categories. But when I go to the forum none of them show up? How do I get the download categories to show up so users can upload/download files?

Are you pulling up downloads.php?