Administrative and Maintenance Tools - Limit Attachment Downloads

Limit Attachment Downloads 1.3

The writing of this hack was sponsored by: sama3y.net

About this hack:
This hack allows you to limit the number of attachments users can download during a given time period.

This hack is pretty flexible right now. You can choose how many attachments a user can download in a give time. That given time can be set to an hour, a day, a week, a month, 3 months, 6 months, or a year. You also set which attachment types get counted for this hack. Also, you set which usergroups get affected by this hack and how many downloads each usergoup can make.

If a user tries downloading past their limit, they will get an error message. This error message includes when they will be able to start downloading again.

Also, there is a cron job to remove from the table that this hack creates, all the rows that are past the limit date so your table doesn't grow forever and saves you space.

• Files edited: 0
• Templates edited: 0
• Files to upload: 2 (1 via ACP, 1 via FTP)
• Time to install: 1 minute

Updates:
Version 1.0 (7/19/07):

• First Release of this Hack

Version 1.1 (7/19/07):

• [FIXED] MAJOR BUG, the main table needed was not being installed, causing database errors.
• [CHANGED] I moved over the attachment limit to the usergroup settings to give an option of different download amounts per usergroup.

Version 1.2 (7/19/07):

• [FIXED] I REALLY now fixed the MAJOR BUG, the main table needed was not being installed, causing database errors.

Version 1.3 (7/29/07):

• [ADDED] I added a lot more options to 'Download Limit Time Frame' option.
• [CHANGED] Thumbnails are not counted as download attachments.

Please post your comments or suggestions for this hack. I read ALL posts.

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Pictures:

• The error message.
• Found in the main vb settings
• Found in the attachment types setting
• Found in the usergroup settings

[rin]

Originally Posted by ocktra

How did you fix the problem you had before? It seems to be allowing me to download endlessly.

I was logged in as administrator. It seems like admins can download as much as they want.
Try creating a regular user and see if you can still download as you please.

[linnov]

OK I tried a bunch of things and I still get this problem

i turn the hack off

empty the attachment_limit table

turn it on

when a user tries to download they get this message

You have reached your download limit. You will be able to download again on 01-01-1970 at 07:00 PM.

any ideas

using 3.6.8 pl2
PHP Version 5.2.5-pl0-gentoo
apache 2

[katan]

thanks you!!!

[Zi55]

Abe1
We hope to see in your hack MaxConnections feature to attachments

[saotome]

very good click installed and nominated for this months thanks

[M.Kay]

Originally Posted by linnov

OK I tried a bunch of things and I still get this problem

i turn the hack off

empty the attachment_limit table

turn it on

when a user tries to download they get this message

You have reached your download limit. You will be able to download again on 01-01-1970 at 07:00 PM.

any ideas

using 3.6.8 pl2
PHP Version 5.2.5-pl0-gentoo
apache 2

same here :erm:
did you fix this problem ?

[linnov]

nope i just un installed it

[minky1]

I love this hack, but how can I edit the text that a user see's when they hit the limit ?

[Abe1]

Originally Posted by minky1

I love this hack, but how can I edit the text that a user see's when they hit the limit ?

Edit the phrase.

[Cyborg86]

Anyone tried if this mod works with 3.7 ?

Thanks,