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.
Great to see this addon back
Westpointer, is there a chance that you implement the changing we were talking about right before the old thread was closed?
It was the problem with users who are member in more than one group.
My wish was, that i can define a comma seperated list of usergroups when creating a download-section (instead of a comma seperated list of sections when creating a usergroup)...
Because the actual implementation of the right-system is not able to handle user with more usergroups
I already did this (there also was a post of me with a full list of edits about this in the old ecDownloads thread)
yeah i remember you did but its not in there at all so i figured hopefully westpointer will correct these errors... i have mine 100% html transitional so im good to go but i figured it would be nice to see the changes truely made in the code so others have it as well..
any screenshots?? please add them so i can decide whether to install or not
thanks
you have to look at the top of the thread... there may not be screen shots if that thread is gone but if you search you will see there are plenty of them in previous threads...
NOTE: ecDownloadsII is a direct derivative work from Ron1n's ecDownloads. Right now, it's identical to his last release except the security hole found in ecDownloads has been fixed in this version. IF YOU ALREADY have ecDownloads ver 4.1.x installed, simply upload downloads.php to your forum folder. That will fix the security hole.
Thank you very much for the hard work, westpointer. I overwrote my existing downloads.php, and now I just get a blank screen at the page. Any insight would be awesome.
Thank you very much for the hard work, westpointer. I overwrote my existing downloads.php, and now I just get a blank screen at the page. Any insight would be awesome.
[high]* Chris-777 cheers[/high]
see if the downloads.php file contained in 1.0.3 makes your site happy.:banana:
I already did this (there also was a post of me with a full list of edits about this in the old ecDownloads thread)
Right on! RS_Jelle is going to send me new files that get the html complaint. I'll add the latest changes to those files, bring the changes in ecDownloads Buddy back into the main product, and work more on the category permissions.
Right now, the focus is on getting a secure version out.