Download System

By mikebell_ on 4 Oct 2007 at 12:52 UTC

Hi, I know this will have been answered to death but searching has so far proved fruitless.

I want to create your typical download system but I'm unsure about how to go about it.

At first I created a content type called uploads and a view which allowed me to add a field for uploads, this is ok but it wouldn't link anywhere and I couldn't get additional information like size and download. Also I noticed (from the Image Gallery tutorial) that you could make a content type into an upload field but I couldn't repeat that for uploads so I'm guessing it has something to do with the image module.

All I need is a content type that I can use to upload any file to and a view to display the content type and get additional information from and allow a user to download the file directly. It doesn't have to be fancy it just needs to be functional.

Can someone please help.

Regards,
Mike

Comments

fileshare module

masande commented 4 October 2007 at 12:58

i've been using the fileshare module (http://drupal.org/project/fileshare) to build libraries of files available for download. it creates a new node type that allows a single file or many files to be shared. with the addition of nodeaccess or organic groups you easily lock down access to the fileshares.

best of luck with your drupal project.

Mark Sanders
Q Collective

Thank you very much, it

mikebell_ commented 4 October 2007 at 14:32

Thank you very much, it works really well.

Just one more question is it possible to set up some kind of text description for each file?

adding description not easy

masande commented 4 October 2007 at 14:39

i think it would take a pretty major hack to add a file description to the fileshare node type. another suggestions is to create a separate fileshare node for each file and use the 'body' field as a description? not as elegant and wouldn't allow you to create libraries of files but at least you get some descriptive text.

Mark Sanders
Q Collective