"&" Character is replaced with "&"

[witchyu]

Hi!

I have a problem with Download System 1.4.1 (not pro) and SMF 2.0.4 ...
Character & in the link line is automatically replaced with & when i press a download buttom...
To be more clearly: when you try to add a new downlad and in the window "Upload Url: " you put al link who has a "&" character the end result when you click a downlond button the characters will change in to "&" .
For example:
Original link : http://www.familienforum.biz/DB/index.php?page=EntryFileDownload&fileID=144

The out going link: http://www.familienforum.biz/DB/index.php?page=EntryFileDownload&fileID=144

It already was such a question here http://www.smfhacks.com/index.php/topic,6731.0.html

Administrator SMFHacks wrote

Open the Sources/Downloads.php file
Find all instances of

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$fileurl = htmlspecialchars($_REQUEST['fileurl'],ENT_QUOTES);
Replace with

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$fileurl = mysql_escape_string($_REQUEST['fileurl']);

Bhut when i do that the download crashes

What can be done, please help

[SMFHacks]

What do you mean by crashes? What happens?

[Branko]

Bhut when i do that the download crashes...

I know what is going on (the same site), after change two lines (1402 and 1799 in Downloads2.php) result is:

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Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_IF in /home/..../Sources/Downloads2.php on line 1

[SMFHacks]

Odd attach that file want to take a look.

[Branko]

In attachment.. 

[witchyu]

Bhut when i do that the download crashes...

I know what is going on (the same site), after change two lines (1402 and 1799 in Downloads2.php) result is:

Code: [Select]

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_IF in /home/..../Sources/Downloads2.php on line 1

Yes that is it, thanks Branko 

[SMFHacks]

I have look at the file I can't see anything wrong.

[Branko]

I know... 

Thanks