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

[Black Tiger]

Discovered a little bug.
When using the "Manage files" option. Then select a file and do someting like "delete file", then after the action is taken (which works fine) you won't be put back in the filelist of the "Manage files" section.
You just get the head with the subhead (ping, category, approval) but no list of files anymore. However you should be put back in the "Manage Files" section with the list of the remaining file.

Furthermore if I select 2 files, then select 1 action next to 1 of the files, only that file is effected, so I don't quite understand the benefit of the selection squares.

[PeteBlume]

Is there any possibility to use the permission of the groups while seeing downloadinformation in the profile?

[Hornstar]

Edit, nvm got it, it is dl_files, ignore this post.

What is the table name that the files are stored in?

I ask because I am trying to change the below code (another files system)

$count_files = mysql_query("SELECT id FROM ccms_file");
$files_c = mysql_num_rows($count_files);
$files = number_format($files_c);

Which I dont use, as I use this files system.

Which shows my stats here




Basically i'm trying to modify the code above so it will display the number of files for this instead. any help is much appreciated.
Thanks.


Edit, nvm got it, it is dl_files

[WarLion]

someone knows which is the template ffor the category look i have thub for each category but look so bad have the name and the imagen in the same place

i try to edit downloads_cat_subbit but not look i put the zelse> condicion to show only one but i guess this is not the template that im looking for



i like to see something like this

[skooby]

Originally Posted by CyberRanger

Like Jelle has said already, you need to create a file named .htaccess (not the period in front of the name). Put the following two lines into the file:

php_value upload_max_filesize 30M
php_value post_max_size 30M

Upload the file into your forum directory (the same location where downloads.php is located.)

This will increase the size of the file you can upload to 30MB.

For a while DownloadsII was working for me and then all of a sudden my site got a 500 internal server error.

When i comment out these 2 lines, the site works again. If I leave them commented, I can upload files (but only small ones). Any ideas? Also there is a file stuck in the etc_tmp folder that I can't delete, like something is locking it. Not sure if that has anything to do with it. I'm on VB 3.6.5 running 4.0.5. below is the errorl

Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@nokturnalist.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by Black Tiger

Discovered a little bug.
When using the "Manage files" option. Then select a file and do someting like "delete file", then after the action is taken (which works fine) you won't be put back in the filelist of the "Manage files" section.
You just get the head with the subhead (ping, category, approval) but no list of files anymore. However you should be put back in the "Manage Files" section with the list of the remaining file.

Furthermore if I select 2 files, then select 1 action next to 1 of the files, only that file is effected, so I don't quite understand the benefit of the selection squares.

I'm going to look into this
I'm not using this feature myself, so I just hotfixed it for the previous bug, but most likely not that good

Originally Posted by PeteBlume

Is there any possibility to use the permission of the groups while seeing downloadinformation in the profile?

We are going to address this "bug" in a next release, as there are no permissions for this set at the moment.

Originally Posted by hornstar1337

What is the table name that the files are stored in?

A better way is to get the 'files' variable from the dl_main table, that's faster (there are some other statistics stored in that table)

Originally Posted by WarLion

someone knows which is the template ffor the category look i have thub for each category but look so bad have the name and the imagen in the same place

i try to edit downloads_cat_subbit but not look i put the zelse> condicion to show only one but i guess this is not the template that im looking for



i like to see something like this

There's downloads_main and downloads_main_catbit you need to edit for the downloads.php main page. There's also downloads_cat_subs and downloads_cat_subbit for the sub categories displayed on category pages.

Originally Posted by skooby

For a while DownloadsII was working for me and then all of a sudden my site got a 500 internal server error.

When i comment out these 2 lines, the site works again. If I leave them commented, I can upload files (but only small ones). Any ideas? Also there is a file stuck in the etc_tmp folder that I can't delete, like something is locking it. Not sure if that has anything to do with it. I'm on VB 3.6.5 running 4.0.5. below is the errorl

Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@nokturnalist.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

You get an internal error 500 if there's something wrong with the .htaccess file or its syntax. Are there any more rules than those two mentioned by CyberRanger in it?
Then check the chmod (file permissions) of the .htaccess file. It should have full read permissions for the three possible read levels.

[skooby]

Thanks for the response. Yes, I have the chmod set to 644 on the file (all 3 reads). The only other thing in the file is stuff for vBSEO. Like I said though, it worked fine for a bit and then it just stopped working. Not really sure why.

[Flep]

Hi,
if i upgrade to last version,will i lose my downloads ?

thx

[reza1217]

I absolutely love this mod. Using it in my forum. Click my signature to see it at work. Nice Job.

[RS_Jelle]

Originally Posted by skooby

Thanks for the response. Yes, I have the chmod set to 644 on the file (all 3 reads). The only other thing in the file is stuff for vBSEO. Like I said though, it worked fine for a bit and then it just stopped working. Not really sure why.

Can you post the full content of your .htaccess file?

Originally Posted by Flep

Hi,
if i upgrade to last version,will i lose my downloads ?

thx

You won't lose any data during a normal upgrade when you follow the instructions. The only way to remove your files and other database stuff, is uninstalling the product.