Project: ionFiles - Joomla Simple File Download

[Jordan]

Title
ionFiles - Joomla Simple File Download
Version: 4.3.1

• Updated: 4/28/2008

Change Log
Version 4.3 to 4.3.1

• Fixed installation bug

Version 4.2 to 4.3

• Publish/Unpublish button fixed.
• Fixed JS errors in admin panel.
• Removed menu images from Joomla! 1.5
• Added "Archived" Column (May see error if PHP errors are turned on in Joomla!)
• Added _IONFILES_ADMIN_ARCHIVED to all language files
• Added archive functionality
• Added admin option to allow users to view archive
• Added Search Functionality with admin on/off switch
• Added select category display functionality with admin on/off (users can choose to view only one category or all categories). Function uses JavaScript to hide/display selected values.
• Ability to link directly to a category. This allows you to create multiple links on your forum menu or in your Joomla Blog. By using this feature only one category is displayed for the user. With all other options disabled it is the same effect as having multiple lists. Example:CodeCall Programming

How do you link to one specific category?
Add these commands to your ionFiles URL: &func=showcategory&categoryid=x

Replace x with the id of the category you want to link to. You can find the category IDs in the ionFiles Category Manager.


Version 4.1 to 4.2

• Fixed two bugs which caused some sites to send corrupt or empty files.

Version 4.1 to 4.0

• Fixed white screen error (PHP error expecting ( received =)

Version 4.0 Beta1 to 4.0

• Now works in Legacy Mode, Joomla 1.5 and 1.xx
• Fixed download error

Version 3.4 - 4.0 Beta 1

• Ported ionFiles to Joomla! version 1.5
• Added Italian translations
• Add function to enable local file URL (/file.txt instead of http://www.domain.com/file.txt) by bizguy

NOTE: This is a Beta version for testing. Even though 4.0 will eventually work for version 1.xx and 1.5 this beta DOES NOT work with version 1.xx of Joomla!

Version 3.3 - 3.4

• Fixed small but significant error which created the "No File Selected" error.

Version 3.2 - 3.3

• Fixed Authorization Denied error (by Scatcat)
• Added Chinese language files (by Baijianpeng)
• Added custom ionFiles menu item
• Fixed Language not loading in Backend

Version 3.1 - 3.2

• Fixed Warning Errors in Main Home
• Fixed uppercase "F" in download.php preventing some users from forwarding correctly
• Fixed Forwarding Bug with SEO enabled
• Fixed fopen bug with Version Checker
• Fixed language/version number in Version Checker

Version 3.0a - 3.1

• Fixed File Icon Error (reverted back to 2.1 code)
• Fixed undefined variables error
• Added Hungarian formal and informal language file

Version 3.0 - 3.0a

• Fixed download "syntax error" bug

Version 2.2 - 3.0
Changes by TkTech

• Fixed time limit/safe mode error
• Added Version Checker
• Changes to the database that allow it to be expanded and upgrade ( so upgrade workaround )
• Totals funtion + menu option to show total downloads + file size

Changes by Jordan

• Fixed HTML editor error in header/foot
• Fixed ordering problem in files and categories
• Fixed CURL issue

Todo

• Add Mirror files

Version 2.1 - 2.2

• Corrected category maximum character length. Category names can now be 250 characters.
• Added creation date in Unix Time stamp for those who wish to change the ordering of files.
• Corrected missing yes/no box in configuration for release date.
• Added code to show the release date in ionFiles display.
• Removed escape quotes from Category Name, File Name/Description, Header Text and Header Description.

** Note: A new language field was added:

DEFINE("_IONFILE_DATE","Date");

which appears as "Date" for all languages.

Version 2.0 - 2.1

• Fixed minor bug in Mime Detection
• Now PHP 4 Compliant (again)

Version 1.7 - 2.0

• PDFs now download correctly
• GIFs and Images now download correctly
• Mime types supported: gif, jpg, png, jpeg, PDF, zip, doc, xls, ppt, exe, mp3, wav, mpeg, mpg, mpe, mov, avi.
• If not in above list uses generic mime type ("forced download").
• Several minor bugs with Windows Installation, now Window Compliant.

Version 1.6 - 1.7

• Fixed "No File Selected" bug
• Removed errors from administration panel (categories)

Version 1.5 - 1.6

• Configuration now has default value
• Click on "ionFiles" now goes to the configuration instead of a blank screen
• Category link now 250 characters
• Download Stats now shown in administration
• Fixed apply button in category manager

By Robert.Moss

• XHTML compliant
• German Language
• Icon Switching Works
• Renamed itemid to FileID
• Minor Bug Fixes
• Changed many entries to lowercase for better compatibility
• Most language constants are changed to variables

By eagle00789

• Joom!Fish Compliant
• dutch language files

Version 1.4 - 1.5

• Cancel button now works in Edit or New file creation.
• Access restrictions for categories and files now work correctly.
• More than 30 files can be displayed correctly in the administration of Files and Categories.
• Corrected bug with setting maximum listing more than 30 for File Management and Category Management.
• Categories can now be set to linkable and contains a link URL.

Version 1.3 - 1.4

• Fixed minor bug when editing files - chosen category is now selected as default.

Version 1.2 - 1.3

• Added Download yes or no radio button in edit/new file. This allows users to set whether the file listed is a download or a link. If set to a download even files that normally open with an application (such as text files or mp3s) will bring up download prompt.
• Fix bug where description showed even when there was no description.

Version 1.1 - 1.2

• Fixed sub-directory Joomla! download problem
• Fixed "Cancel" button in Edit Files

Version 1.0 - 1.1

• Fixed I.E. download problem
• Enabled HTML in header text, header description and file description fields
• Fixed row number problem
• Changed version number to correct number in installer

Description
I wanted a simple non-categorized download for Joomla that would track my download stats. I couldn't find a decent one and Joomla being based around "categories" I started to create my own.

ionFiles is a simple download management tool for Joomla. ionFiles tracks downloads and lists files all in one place. There are no categories to browse through! Perfect for anyone in need of a download manager but doesn't want the category listings.

Additional Components
ionFiles Popular Files Module - Display the most popular files as a module.
ionFiles Latest Files - Display the latest files added as a module anywhere on your site.
JoomFish Content Element Files
JoomFish Translation Files

Language: PHP

Additional Info
First Joomla add-on created so there are probably many bugs to be found.

Tested System
Fedora Core 2 on www.thedatamine.net - Home
CentOS ionicware.com - Home

Requirements (if any are known)
Joomla, PHP, MySQL

Source/Binary Attachment
Attached here as an attachment and in the share system

License
GNU although a link back to Programming Forum would be nice for anyone using.

Operating Systems
Any that support PHP/MySQL

Features
Simple download script for Joomla CMS

Todo List/Bugs

• Add Link/Download button to File Selection

DEMO
CodeCall Programming

Price: Free!

Support
Support will only be given here. If you find any bugs please post them here.

Previous Versions
ionFiles - Previous Versions

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[Crane]

Very nice, I will be taking a look at this and possibly contributing if I can.

[Jordan]

I'm currently updating this project and making the installer work. It appears that I forgot to update the .xml file when I made any changes.

[Jordan]

Released Version 1.0!

[Lop]

Nice, thank you. I'll give it a test run once I setup Joomla.

[jmccoyfl]

DEMO
http://www.ionicware.com/component/o...les/Itemid,41/

The listing on the demo site looks great but I receive a 404 when I click a file to download.

I installed the component on www.itsaboutcash.com and have the same problem there so I've unpublished the component until I find out if I've missed something.

BTW - I checked the URL outside the component to verify my linkis good.

My Joomla install is 1.0.11 on a Linux server.

Thanks,
Jerry

[Crane]

Odd, I just went to the demo site you posted there to see if I could find the error. Every download on the site worked..... I know that Jordan will ask this:

What browser are you using?
Have you ever been to a forwarding webpage before?

[jmccoyfl]

After you asked your question, I tried in different browsers on 2 different machines.

My primary machine uses IE7 and I also have Firefox installed. The downloads and forwarding worked without issues in Firefox but returned the 404's for me with IE7 on my primary machine and also with IE6 on my second machine.

It looks like my Microsoft browsers don't like this.

Thanks.

[Lop]

Of course this would be an IE issue. I wonder what is so bad about a simple "Location Forward" heading.

[jmccoyfl]

It's hard to tell with Microsoft products but love 'em or hate 'em they are a browser a LOT of people, including me, use as their primary browser.

I usually try everything in both browsers before posting but got lazy this time. I should know better by now.