Phoca Download
| Developer(s) | Jan Pavelka |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 3.1.2
/ 2 May 2016 |
| Engine | |
| Operating system | Cross Platform |
| Platform | PHP |
| License | GPL |
| Website | www |
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Phoca Download is an open-source project, download managing software which runs in Joomla! CMS. It is programmed in PHP and runs on web server with enabled PHP support and installed Joomla!. It includes component, modules and plugins and allows users to display files on their websites which can be downloaded, played, and previewed.
Phoca Download renders categories and their subcategories. Categories include files which can be downloaded from the site by the visitors. Users logged in Phoca Download frontend can upload and manage files. In administration, both uploaded and downloaded files can be seen and statistics of them is displayed. Frontend users can rate rendered files. Files (pdf, images) can be previewed, other files (flv, mp3, mp4, ogg, ogv) can be played in the browser. Files can be stored on the server where Phoca Download runs but they can be stored on external server. Phoca Download then links such external files. Phoca Download includes the Joomla! access system, so that files or categories can be accessed only for specific groups of users.[1]
Phoca Download is a standard Joomla! extension and it can be extended by plugins and modules. There are many different modules and plugins for Phoca Download listed on the Joomla! extensions directory.[2]
History
Phoca Download 3 is the current release of Phoca Download. It is based on Phoca Download 2. Phoca Download 3.1.2 was released on May 2, 2016.[3]
Phoca Download 2 was released on June 18, 2011.[4] Component was overwritten for Joomla! 1.6 and new features were added.
Phoca Download 1 was released on July 25, 2008.[5] Phoca Download became the new download manager component for Joomla CMS.
| Version | Release date | Supported until |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | 2008-07-25 | 2009-07-22No |
| 2.0.0 | 2011-06-18 | Yes |
| 3.0.3 | 2013-11-16 | Yes |
| 3.1.2 | 2016-05-02 | Yes |
Requirements
Phoca Download 3 is running under Joomla! 3, so it requires:[6]
- MySQL 5.1 or greater, or MSSQL 10.50.1600.1 or greater, or PostgreSQL 8.3.18 or greater
- PHP version 5.3.1 or greater
- Joomla! version 3 or greater
Phoca Download 2 requires:[7]
See also
Further reading
- O'Reilly Joomla!-Websites erweitern und optimieren, by Tim Schürmann. ISBN 978-3-89721-884-0 Search this book on ..
- Elex Media Komputindo Kupas Tuntas Ekstension Terbaik Joomla, by Yuhefizar, S. Kom. ISBN 978-979-27-6957-9 Search this book on ..
- Packt Publishing Joomla! 1.5 Top Extensions Cookbook, by Suhreed Sarkar. ISBN 978-1-849511-80-3 Search this book on ..
References
- ↑ Phoca Download Features Retrieved on November 16, 2013.
- ↑ Phoca Download Extensions Retrieved on September 24, 2013.
- ↑ Phoca Download 3.1.2 Released Retrieved on May 2, 2016.
- ↑ Phoca Download 2 Stable (Joomla! 1.6) released Retrieved on September 20, 2012.
- ↑ Phoca Download Features Retrieved on August 24, 2013.
- ↑ Joomla! - TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS Retrieved on January 14, 2013.
- ↑ Phoca Download 3 Retrieved on August 20, 2013.
External links
- Phoca Download Website
- Phoca Download Documentation Site
- Phoca Download Site
- Phoca Download Demo Site - Joomla! 1.5
- Phoca Download and Joomla! 2.5 demo site
- Phoca Download and Joomla! 3 demo site
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