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.

[imnotanoob]

How do I get rid of this Pinned option for Regular users? I only want my staff to be able to Pin topics.

[elwizard]

Originally Posted by squidsk

There's no paid version, he's referring to another downloads plugin that has a paid version to get many of the feature that come free with this one.

Ah ok ok. Thank you.

[Scalemotorcars]

Guys, Im getting a phrase error. I uninstalled because I simply dont use it and it left some language phrases in the database. I tried to remove it with phpmyadmin but ended up screwing up the entire language phrase table. (thank god for the tool.php). Anyway here's the error, can one of you explain how to remove it correctly.

Thanks...

PHP Code:

Database error in vBulletin 4.1.10:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT languageid,
phrasegroup_global AS phrasegroup_global,
phrasegroup_downloads2 AS phrasegroup_downloads2,
phrasegroup_posting AS phrasegroup_posting,
phrasegroupinfo AS lang_phrasegroupinfo,
options AS lang_options,
languagecode AS lang_code,
charset AS lang_charset,
locale AS lang_locale,
imagesoverride AS lang_imagesoverride,
dateoverride AS lang_dateoverride,
timeoverride AS lang_timeoverride,
registereddateoverride AS lang_registereddateoverride,
calformat1override AS lang_calformat1override,
calformat2override AS lang_calformat2override,
logdateoverride AS lang_logdateoverride,
decimalsep AS lang_decimalsep,
thousandsep AS lang_thousandsep
FROM vb_language
WHERE languageid = 2;

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'phrasegroup_downloads2' in 'field list' 


[gargamello]

Originally Posted by ilanyon

Hi and sincere apologies if this has been answered previously. I searched, but couldn't find it...

Is anyone able to tell me where/how I can increase the length of the filename field (ie number of characters in the filename field)?

Within the downloads2_file_addit template, I have changed the 'maxlength to 100 as below:

<div class="blockrow">
<label for="title">{vb:rawphrase dl2_file_name}:</label>
<div><input type="text" class="primary textbox" name="title" id="title" value="{vb:raw newfile.title}" maxlength="100" tabindex="1" /></div>


But this doesn't seem to have made any difference...help please?

Really appreciated!

Ian

Please help.
Title still have 50 length in filelist in category, where I can change it ?



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Edit: 28.02.2012 18:37
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Problem solved. I change it in database.

[hasidoo]

While I was trying to edit a file the power went off and after I turned on my PC the file is giving an error "invalid file ID". How to retrieve the old file? Please help me someone..

[anandbagmane]

do you have any commercial version of it with password protection & easy management. since some one else taking advantage of your ideas

[Disco_Dave]

Hi

Can this be used as an image uploader, with images viewable on theards with [IMG] tags.

Dave

[David_R]

I have installed this modification on my website http://www.indiagarage.com/downloads.php, Can you please tell me How I can fix the URL of this, I mean I require the category name in the URL Can you please help me out with the same.


Regards,
David

[squidsk]

Originally Posted by Scalemotorcars

Guys, Im getting a phrase error. I uninstalled because I simply dont use it and it left some language phrases in the database. I tried to remove it with phpmyadmin but ended up screwing up the entire language phrase table. (thank god for the tool.php). Anyway here's the error, can one of you explain how to remove it correctly.

Thanks...

PHP Code:

Database error in vBulletin 4.1.10:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT languageid,
phrasegroup_global AS phrasegroup_global,
phrasegroup_downloads2 AS phrasegroup_downloads2,
phrasegroup_posting AS phrasegroup_posting,
phrasegroupinfo AS lang_phrasegroupinfo,
options AS lang_options,
languagecode AS lang_code,
charset AS lang_charset,
locale AS lang_locale,
imagesoverride AS lang_imagesoverride,
dateoverride AS lang_dateoverride,
timeoverride AS lang_timeoverride,
registereddateoverride AS lang_registereddateoverride,
calformat1override AS lang_calformat1override,
calformat2override AS lang_calformat2override,
logdateoverride AS lang_logdateoverride,
decimalsep AS lang_decimalsep,
thousandsep AS lang_thousandsep
FROM vb_language
WHERE languageid = 2;

MySQL Error : Unknown column 'phrasegroup_downloads2' in 'field list' 


Sounds like an installation error in that the phrase group wasn't installed correctly. Try re-installing.

Originally Posted by anandbagmane

do you have any commercial version of it with password protection & easy management. since some one else taking advantage of your ideas

Downloads can be limited by usergroup, so have a group that you control access to with permissions to download. Also don't store the downloads in your web directory so that people can't link directly to the download if they guess the name.

Originally Posted by tricksodave

Hi

Can this be used as an image uploader, with images viewable on theards with [IMG] tags.

Dave

No, why would you want to waste your bandwidth for that when there are plenty of free image hosting sites on the web.

Originally Posted by David_R

I have installed this modification on my website http://www.indiagarage.com/downloads.php, Can you please tell me How I can fix the URL of this, I mean I require the category name in the URL Can you please help me out with the same.


Regards,
David

The category id is already in the url, why do you need the name as well? This would require a fairly hefty code rewrite to achieve and would remove the ability to have categories with the same name. For example if you have two categories each with a subcategory of the same name you would no longer be able to do it.

[maximoII]

Thanks for this great plugin
i found a bug on my site if i upload a file with a name like the following
i uploaded this: enigma2-plugin-extensions-et-webbrowser_1.4-r0_et9x00.ipk
when i try to download i get this: enigma2-plugin-extensions-et-webbrowser_1.-r0_et9x00.ipk
hope you can help