andib478 Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 i was just curious as to if anybody here has used/set up an invisionboard database (where you put stuff up & allow people to download it) i have seen it on a few sites & am thinking of trying to set one up, but i dont know how to or where to start. Any suggestions or of you know of any programs that i could set up that are similar to it *i want to be able to have a preview of what i am offering to download* Please help. thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Bruce Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 I have set Invision up to allow downloading of ZIP files that only I can post and only persons granted access to the particular forum can read/download. The way I handle it is I created separate forums for updates. I am the admin of the board and I gave only the Admin rights to post into these forums. I also created groups for access control to these forums. As peole register with my board they are required to PM me with information that I requested so that I can verify they actually purchased said product. Once I determine that they are who they claim to be I change their group level so that they can access the forum with the downloads. Works pretty well in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andib478 Posted April 13, 2004 Author Share Posted April 13, 2004 so youre saying just have it in forums, instead of the database.. which is kinda what i was thinking i would do if i couldnt figure this out.. Thanks much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Bruce Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Yes, I just uploaded ZIP files in the forum. I'm not sure what kind of content you want to distribute. You mention that you want them to be able to preview before downloading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andib478 Posted April 13, 2004 Author Share Posted April 13, 2004 is there a way to set up the forum to upload zip files.. the way i have it set up, i cant upload zip files.. i would just be distributing my graphics *my site is a graphics site* so i would want a preview of the websets before downloading etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Bruce Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 In the Admin panel under forum administration select the forum you want to allow uploads into and set the KB limit to what ever you need. You also have to make sure the "uploads" folder is set to permissions "777" for the upload to happen. I'm pretty sure the ZIP application type is in the conf_,mime_types.php file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Thomas Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 andib478, do you mean as the downloads are made at ibplanet and so on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andib478 Posted April 13, 2004 Author Share Posted April 13, 2004 yes, a database like they have.. i asked over there & they said to download a board mod.. which is fine, but makes it more difficult, because i have never installed a board mod.. they confuse me.. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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