Links and Downloads Manager

[AndrewD]

What this is and does

Version 3.0.2-PL1 uploaded 15th March 2010.

LDM is a general-purpose tool for managing libraries of links and files, and handling uploads and downloads in a flexible way, while tracking and controlling user access. It also has a range of integrated media players and a large library of 'plugin' extras. It has been developed steadily since the release of vb 3.0 some six years ago, based on extensive feedback from users at vb.org.

I think the 3.0.x releases have been tested enough and are no longer considered beta. However, I still want feedback on features that do not work at all or do not work properly.

Translations in Spanish, French, Chinese, German and Dutch are available as phrase files and are more or less complete.

Installation and Usage Explained in the on-line Wiki (http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php/Links_and_Downloads_Manager), with a brief explanation in the file instructions.txt in the release zip.

The installer will either create a new LDM database, or recognise that you already have an earlier version installed and update it.

Unlike earlier versions of LDM, this version automatically adds a link to the product on the main vb navbar.

Please do not blindly install on a live forum without being sure that you have tested it adequately. Use carefully and always backup your database before upgrading. Post reports of problems and suggestions for enhancements in this thread. You can find extensive discussion of this mod in the VB3.7 mods and VB3.8 mods sections.

Staff Note: Sadly, Andrew D, the developer of the Links and Downloads Manager has passed away after a long period of illness.

[AndrewD]

Reserved for news

6 January 2010: version 3.0.1 made available, still beta. Fixes reported problems with 3.0.0 and substantially improves integration with new vBulletin styling system.

[mitch84]

a big thank!

[reimic]

The Plugin looks great but why your Script is better than DownloadsII? I am not sure which script i should choose.

[MindTrix]

I had a older version of LDM from vb3.8 that had not been upgraded once. Just installed this version fine and had no issues at all. Thanks!

[fayax]

I havent totally tested it yet. But it installed just fine and seems to be working on vb4 cms pl1. I will report here later.

Excellent work!

[fayax]

FYI: When clicking on settings under Links and Downloads, in OPERA the formatting is messed up. In Firfox it is fine.

[Asdrubael]

Installed, but it tells me that I do not have permission to access LDM. And yes, I am superadmin in config.php.

Alright, fixed. We used to have a non-standard-group for the project leaders. And I forgot to set the additional usergroup.

[yahooooh]

thank you
i will test it

[cobret]

Language Italian??

[ccjc]

just first impressions, the setting page via admincp just needs fixing for alignment of tables.
Settings look awefully long, guess it cant be helped.

Great work!

[AndrewD]

Language Italian??

No-one has ever prepared an Italian translation as far as I know. The languages versions that I have been distributing (all in reasonably good condition) are French, Chinese, German, Dutch and Spanish.

I will gladly include other languages if submitted, but be aware that it is a fairly substantial piece work to make a translation - about 1,000 phrases.

[ChronosX]

Thx - excellent work!

GermaniX

[Neutral Singh]

You are my hero!

[AndrewD]

The Plugin looks great but why your Script is better than DownloadsII? I am not sure which script i should choose.

I try to avoid answering this question, because it may trigger emotional replies :). Take a look at the wiki and see if the features are what you want/need.

[fayax]

I changed the file size in attachment manager...
But in LDM is still tells me that the file size allowed is 8M.

I have refreshed everything.

See pics attached. Can you show me how to fix it?

[michael24179]

I am currently using a 2nd vbulletin license. i am using one for a database and now i want to switch to Downloads Manager .
Right now there are running 2 vbulletins on my server. I hope to get a better performance, because i wnat to use only one vbulletin on my server in the future.
thre are about 80 gigabyte in my current database and i am not going to upload all the files again.
I am looing for a chance to link them and put them into Links and Downloads Manager directly and erase the old database from my server later.
I am thinking about to set a link to the www files instead of the files to the local disc.
There is no registration nessesary to load the files, so a direct link won`t be a problem.
Now my question.....
Do i have a chance to realise my thinking or do i have to disclaim my plans on Links and Downloads Manager and still have to work with 2 vbulletins???

[ccjc]

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /home/pla/public_html/forum/includes/local_links_main_links.php(24) : eval()'d code on line 49

I get this error appear at the top of the page, when Block right mouse button context menu is NOT installed.
Avoid it, if you dont want the error message appearing

[Ophelia]

Thank you so much Andrew :) I just got a successful upgrade of our base forum and will now incorporate this beta to see what happens. You really are a top notch guy :)

[AndrewD]

I changed the file size in attachment manager...
But in LDM is still tells me that the file size allowed is 8M.

I have refreshed everything.

See pics attached. Can you show me how to fix it?

You are probably hitting the limits imposed by your server's php.ini settings. Take a look at any of the ldm admin pages (left column down towards the bottom) or the vb admin main page, which includes a summary of main server settings. The values of the php settings post_max_size and upload_max_filesize place absolute limits on the maximum upload, and in your case one or both is probably set to 8M. Unless you fully control your server, these are not settings you can override - you need to ask your server admin. post_max_size needs to be bigger than upload_max_filesize to avoid strange errors within php.

A second point, in case you are concerned - your thumbnails show that all filetypes can be up to 8M - this only applies to admins. Other users will be limited by the individual filesizes given on the vb admin/attachments page, provided they are less than the php.ini controls.

[AndrewD]

I am currently using a 2nd vbulletin license. i am using one for a database and now i want to switch to Downloads Manager .
Right now there are running 2 vbulletins on my server. I hope to get a better performance, because i wnat to use only one vbulletin on my server in the future.
thre are about 80 gigabyte in my current database and i am not going to upload all the files again.
I am looing for a chance to link them and put them into Links and Downloads Manager directly and erase the old database from my server later.
I am thinking about to set a link to the www files instead of the files to the local disc.
There is no registration nessesary to load the files, so a direct link won`t be a problem.
Now my question.....
Do i have a chance to realise my thinking or do i have to disclaim my plans on Links and Downloads Manager and still have to work with 2 vbulletins???

If I understand correctly, you want to set up LDM to access files which are stored on a different part of the server filesystem than used by vb. This is perfectly possible, and is controlled by the LDM setings local_file_root and local_file_root_prefix, which you find under the 'security' section of the LDM settings.

Suppose all your files are held in directory /mydir/myfiles. Then, you would set local_file_root to 'yes' and local_file_root_prefix to /mydir/myfiles. When creating entries to the individual filenames, e.g. /mydir/myfiles/dir1/file1.zip, you would specify them in LDM as dir1/file1.zip.

[AndrewD]

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in /home/pla/public_html/forum/includes/local_links_main_links.php(24) : eval()'d code on line 49

I get this error appear at the top of the page, when Block right mouse button context menu is NOT installed.
Avoid it, if you dont want the error message appearing

Noted, and fixed for next upload.

Regarding your earlier comment on the size of the ldm admin/settings page - there have been different reactions from people over the years. It is inevitable that there are many control settings, so one tries to keep these grouped sensibly. The main vb admin /options page gives you the option of seeing all settings at once, or just a subgroup. I find that I never use the 'subgroup' option as I can't recall which group controls what I'm looking for. So I set up LDM to always show all groups. Maybe it would be better to have an intermediate page which acts as the vb/admin/options page.

Could you post a screenshot of the table alignment problem you mentioned. Thanks.

[fayax]

If I understand correctly, you want to set up LDM to access files which are stored on a different part of the server filesystem than used by vb. This is perfectly possible, and is controlled by the LDM setings local_file_root and local_file_root_prefix, which you find under the 'security' section of the LDM settings.

Suppose all your files are held in directory /mydir/myfiles. Then, you would set local_file_root to 'yes' and local_file_root_prefix to /mydir/myfiles. When creating entries to the individual filenames, e.g. /mydir/myfiles/dir1/file1.zip, you would specify them in LDM as dir1/file1.zip.

yes Andrew I do have that limit.

but I thought if I upload the file via ftp and then use a pointer to it it would work.

Okay no biggie.

I have another question but that will be another post. :) after I get the graphics of it.

[fayax]

Where does a file go when uploaded via the front end? What folder is that?

I uploaded a few pdf files and cant seem to find where they are sitting.

[ShawnV]

A brilliant piece of work Andrew, thanks so much.

[fayax]

A brilliant piece of work Andrew, thanks so much. Agree with you Shawn.

[pozo]

Installed! :up:
I'm looking forward to German language :)

[AndrewD]

Where does a file go when uploaded via the front end? What folder is that?

I uploaded a few pdf files and cant seem to find where they are sitting.

If you have set the LDM/admin setting "local_file_root" to 'no', then uploaded files are stored in subdirectories within your webroot, underneath the directory specified as "upload_dir".

Ditto, if "local_file_root" is set to 'yes', then they are in directories underneath the file system root directory specified as "local_file_prefix".

[fayax]

Yup got that ^ . thanks andrew....forgot that it takes teh webroot and not the site root.

[fayax]

FYI

can_send_tofriend perm is enabled for admins, and a few others. but when clicking send to friend when playing an mp3 I get the following:

admin, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

1. Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
2. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.


BUT the email does go through anyway .

So its working ..but just goes to a page with that error.


( I hope you wont mind me flooding this with my messages but trying to help you with testing ;))

[fayax]

Also when the above happens the button disappears. See attachment.

[michael24179]

my uploads from my extern server will still stay there and will not loaded in LDM.
after erasing the files from my old database the links are not worth a straw anymore.

[abdelghani68]

Installed, thanks. I don't find bugs... works very good.

How can I do for I have the same design for the categorie and entries please. If I don't want an alternance of 2 colors but I want only the color white and a small line between the entres and categories

And is it possible to change the height of categories and sises of titles ?

something like a little at design of categories's forum if possible

thanks

[michael24179]

local_file_root
Website
local_file_root_prefix
not set
Datei-Uploads
not set
upload_dir
not set
thumbs_dir
not set
file_icons_dir
not set

Is this normal ?????? All information has been submitted

[Trek]

This looks REALLY nice. Tagged until I go live!

[Ophelia]

Error on upgrade.. I did this "Run the Product Management System (VB admincp: Plugin System/Manage Products) and upload /release/product_eirma_ldm.xml"

And the following error came up:

Checking environment...

Warning open_basedir is set to in your PHP installation
Refer to documentation for information on this setting

[Ophelia]

Under settings...

On my live site the teamuploads and thumbs is under /forum/teamuploads and /forum/thumbs

I changed this in the upgrade so it should be looking at /dev_forum/teamuploads and /dev_forum/thumbs, but it doesn't appear to be updating. I have none of the files in teamuploads and only 1/4 of the thumbs but when I go to the download manager, all the thumbs are there and I can download the zip files.

[Ophelia]

The time for the local_links.php is a lot longer than the time for the forum/blog or cms to load. Anyone else seeing that too?

[Ophelia]

The comments sections is drastically different.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2009/12/10.jpg

It expands the comments below everything, and shows 4 comments. This takes up a lot of space. Can you set it so that it doesn't expand like this?

[Ophelia]

In the admin area, you have bullet points for each category

Settings
File management
Linkbits/Catbits
Mirror Sites
Media Players

etc.

I'm old. Trying to get the mouse directly over those small bullet points isn't as easy for me anymore ;) Can the link be extended out to the word too?

[Ophelia]

Ignore this one.

[skylab]

Any way to change from DownloadsII to this while keeping all the files?

[AndrewD]

Error on upgrade.. I did this "Run the Product Management System (VB admincp: Plugin System/Manage Products) and upload /release/product_eirma_ldm.xml"

And the following error came up:

Checking environment...

Warning open_basedir is set to in your PHP installation
Refer to documentation for information on this setting

This isn't an error - it's a warning. When your server has a php configuration file that sets a value for <em>open_basedir</em>, this restricts the parts of the filesystem that *any* script can access. It is quite possible to set <em>open_basedir</em> and LDM's settings such as <em>file_root_prefix</em> to be incompatible, hence the warning.

Under settings...

On my live site the teamuploads and thumbs is under /forum/teamuploads and /forum/thumbs

I changed this in the upgrade so it should be looking at /dev_forum/teamuploads and /dev_forum/thumbs, but it doesn't appear to be updating. I have none of the files in teamuploads and only 1/4 of the thumbs but when I go to the download manager, all the thumbs are there and I can download the zip files.

The LDM code does not currently update its database records to change all the pointers for existing uploads and thumbs from the previous directory to the new directory. I can probably send you a straighforward bit of sql to use with, e.g., phpmyadmin, to make the update, and will add this problem to the 'to do' list.

The comments sections is drastically different.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2009/12/10.jpg

It expands the comments below everything, and shows 4 comments. This takes up a lot of space. Can you set it so that it doesn't expand like this?

There are now (actually for some time in vb 3 also) two ways of accessing the comments system, one using the 'dropdown' method that you are probably used to, and the second using an extended 'inline' feature that you are observing. You can choose which you want on the admin/settings page. I think you've enabled them both to show simultaneously.

In the admin area, you have bullet points for each category

Settings
File management
Linkbits/Catbits
Mirror Sites
Media Players

etc.

I'm old. Trying to get the mouse directly over those small bullet points isn't as easy for me anymore ;) Can the link be extended out to the word too?

Probably, you ask so nicely :):)


The time for the local_links.php is a lot longer than the time for the forum/blog or cms to load. Anyone else seeing that too?

This is a matter of caching certain bits of the display in order to gain speed. It is one of those things which gets tuned as one goes along, and was not a priority for this beta release. There is however a 'display bit caching' setting on the admin/settings page which is already partially functional.

[michael24179]

local_file_root
Website
local_file_root_prefix
not set
Datei-Uploads
not set
upload_dir
not set
thumbs_dir
not set
file_icons_dir
not set

Is this normal ?????? All information has been submitted

[AndrewD]

local_file_root
Website
local_file_root_prefix
not set
Datei-Uploads
not set
upload_dir
not set
thumbs_dir
not set
file_icons_dir
not set

Is this normal ?????? All information has been submitted

Edited: I didn't look carefully enough...

There's a bug in the 3.0.0 code which prevents some items being displayed properly. Sorry for jumting to conclusions too quickly. Fixed in 3.0.1

[Ophelia]

This isn't an error - it's a warning. When your server has a php configuration file that sets a value for <em>open_basedir</em>, this restricts the parts of the filesystem that *any* script can access. It is quite possible to set <em>open_basedir</em> and LDM's settings such as <em>file_root_prefix</em> to be incompatible, hence the warning.

I'm not overly experienced with the server side of things; but if we have had LDM running okay in the past, is this something that I need to worry about?

The LDM code does not currently update its database records to change all the pointers for existing uploads and thumbs from the previous directory to the new directory. I can probably send you a straighforward bit of sql to use with, e.g., phpmyadmin, to make the update, and will add this problem to the 'to do' list.

No worries on sending the code. I just wanted to make sure that it wasn't a bug. Once we go live everything will be where it's suppose to be :)

There are now (actually for some time in vb 3 also) two ways of accessing the comments system, one using the 'dropdown' method that you are probably used to, and the second using an extended 'inline' feature that you are observing. You can choose which you want on the admin/settings page. I think you've enabled them both to show simultaneously.

There we go! All fixed :)

Probably, you ask so nicely :):)

Thank you :)

This is a matter of caching certain bits of the display in order to gain speed. It is one of those things which gets tuned as one goes along, and was not a priority for this beta release. There is however a 'display bit caching' setting on the admin/settings page which is already partially functional.

I turned on the "bit_cache_active" and it did seem to load faster. Not sure if it's my imagination or not ;)

I'll be doing more testing... we won't be going live until they get the CMS functioning better, but we are very excited about all the changes :)

[ryacine]

Hello mates,
Thank you for this wonderful mod, one of the most important mods actually. I tried to install it on my test board, but it doesn't seem to complete the installation. It shows a message as shown in the image, but nothing happens, no matter how much I wait. But when I enter the "Addon manager", it's there, but when i try to login as admin : mysite/local_links_admin.php , nothing happens, only a white page. I don't what the problem is. Thank you.

[JWL]

Can someone link a working site with this please?

I am interested in this and would like to see how it works.

Thank you

[linuxututs]

Can someone link a working site with this please?

I am interested in this and would like to see how it works.

Thank you

I'm waiting for the next update myself. ( Scared to screw up my new site )
But one thing is for sure, this is a GREAT Mod, had it installed on my 3.8.4 site a week or so before I upgraded. It is/was SUPER !

Thanks for the great Mod.

Thanks,

[AndrewD]

Hello mates,
Thank you for this wonderful mod, one of the most important mods actually. I tried to install it on my test board, but it doesn't seem to complete the installation. It shows a message as shown in the image, but nothing happens, no matter how much I wait. But when I enter the "Addon manager", it's there, but when i try to login as admin : mysite/local_links_admin.php , nothing happens, only a white page. I don't what the problem is. Thank you.

May be a problem with the time taken to upload the xml product file.

Try uploading the product file (product-eirma_ldm.xml) into your includes/xml directory, then tell vb to install that file, instead of doing the upload.

[ryacine]

May be a problem with the time taken to upload the xml product file.
Try uploading the product file (product-eirma_ldm.xml) into your includes/xml directory, then tell vb to install that file, instead of doing the upload.
Thank you AdrewD for the answer. And most important, thank you so much for the mod.
It worked. Yeaaah. Awesome work, superb mod. Installed and nominated. Good luck.

[Deviant K1]

Heyas Andrew!

Great Job as always on this mod. INSTALLED!!!

Quick question, I updated to this version from v2.3.0 on my vB3.8.4 board. I noticed that it created a navbar tab link "Links/Downloads". I was wondering is there a setting I over look that will allow me to remove the tab at least for now? If not in the settings of LDM, do you think you can advise me on another suggestion as to removing the tab? I only need to remove it for a bit since the wife and I are still working on the skin and setting up a better listing of our tab links.

Thanks!!! :D

[Deviant K1]

JWL,

If you can wait maybe within the next day or two, I'll have my site re-opened and leave you the link so you can see the LDM. I've been using this mod since I found it for vB 3.7. The mod is great and I really can't see my site not having it.

[AndrewD]

Heyas Andrew!

Great Job as always on this mod. INSTALLED!!!

Quick question, I updated to this version from v2.3.0 on my vB3.8.4 board. I noticed that it created a navbar tab link "Links/Downloads". I was wondering is there a setting I over look that will allow me to remove the tab at least for now? If not in the settings of LDM, do you think you can advise me on another suggestion as to removing the tab? I only need to remove it for a bit since the wife and I are still working on the skin and setting up a better listing of our tab links.

Thanks!!! :D

Sure - go to vb/admin/products and plugins/plugin manager and disable the plugin Links and Downloads Manager - Add LDM to main vBulletin menu. That will hide the tab except when you are already inside LDM.

[linuxututs]

Can someone link a working site with this please?

I am interested in this and would like to see how it works.

Thank you

Here you go Mysite (http://www.linuxtuts.net/local_links.php?catid=1).

Went ahead and backed up everything and installed with no issues to speak of yet.
Super Mod!

Thanks,

[Deviant K1]

Sure - go to vb/admin/products and plugins/plugin manager and disable the plugin Links and Downloads Manager - Add LDM to main vBulletin menu. That will hide the tab except when you are already inside LDM.

Thanks buddy!

I actually found that out 20 minutes after I posted this... :D.

So far so good, no bugs found! :up:

[Deviant K1]

Can someone link a working site with this please?

I am interested in this and would like to see how it works.

Thank you

I have re-opened my site if you still want to check out the LDM. --> LINK (http://www.dunedain-hq.com)
Just click on the "Video Gallery" tab on the navbar.

I did notice one syntax error that only pop up when I first visit my LDM but it goes by so quickly that I don't get a chance to see the full error message. My guess it's one of the extras acting weird. It only happens if I clear out my cookies in my browser (Firefox), and re-visit my LDM page. I'll try to get a screenshot of it and post it.

Asides from that it works great. Just as it did on my vB 3.8.4 board :).

[AndrewD]

I did notice one syntax error that only pop up when I first visit my LDM but it goes by so quickly that I don't get a chance to see the full error message. My guess it's one of the extras acting weird. It only happens if I clear out my cookies in my browser (Firefox), and re-visit my LDM page. I'll try to get a screenshot of it and post it.



I think the error is in the block_context_menu plugin. It can be fixed by editing the plugin Links and Downloads Manager - Block right mouse button context menu attached to the hook ldm_maindisplay_begin and adding a line at the end containing just the character } (closing brace)

[SemperFideles]

Andrew,

Thanks for all of your hard work. I don't mean to complain but we have noticed that, with certain custom themes, the LDM becomes unreadable. Is there a way to fix this? It doesn't seem like LDM is inheriting the site theme.

[AndrewD]

Andrew,

Thanks for all of your hard work. I don't mean to complain but we have noticed that, with certain custom themes, the LDM becomes unreadable. Is there a way to fix this? It doesn't seem like LDM is inheriting the site theme.

You're correct - the 3.0.0 beta release is not yet integrated with the new vb styling features. I am working through the problems - if you can point me at pages that don't look right (e.g. by PM), I'll give this attention.

[Deviant K1]

I think the error is in the block_context_menu plugin. It can be fixed by editing the plugin Links and Downloads Manager - Block right mouse button context menu attached to the hook ldm_maindisplay_begin and adding a line at the end containing just the character } (closing brace)

Thanks AndrewD,

I'll give it a try and let you know what I come up with with :)

[Deviant K1]

Well wouldn't you know it... (like I didn't think it would)

It work like a charm!

Thanks AndrewD!!! :D

[michael24179]

I am still working on my database to integrade it complete in LDM.
Like I said that before I want to erase my old database and run only LDM.
My files don´t need to be link, the links has to be loaded to the files in LDM directly, so that there will be no connection to my old database.
I have done this….

Upload_dir:/uploads “directory created and writable”
Local_file_root: “is on yes”
Local_file_root_prefix: /var/customers/webs/DEB/vb4/LDM “directory created and writable”
After activating local_file_root I get a note when I want to create a download(see attachment)
Local_file_root_prefix: {vb:raw links_defaults.local_file_root_prefix
Local_file_root -> file system
Do I have to format the link especially to load the file in LDM or does this message means I have done something wrong?

__________________________________________________ ______________________________ ________________

Ich bin derzeit immer noch dabei, meine Datenbase komplett in LDM zu integrieren. Wie schon zuvor geschrieben, möchte ich die alte Datenbase später komplett löschen und nur noch LDM laufen lassen. Daher müssen meine Files nicht verlinkt werden, sondern mit den Link zum File in den LDM geladen werden so dass keine Verbindung mehr zur alten Datenbase mehr besteht.

Ich habe nun folgendes gemacht.
upload_dir: /uploads/ "Verzeichnis wurde erstellt und ist beschreibbar"
local_file_root: ist auf Yes gestellt
local_file_root_prefix: /var/kunden/webs/DEB/vb4/DLM/ "Verzeichnis wurde erstellt und ist beschreibbar"

Nachdem ich nun Local_file_root aktiviert habe, bekomme ich beim erstellen eine Download diesen Hinweis gezeigt (siehe auch anhang).

local_file_root_prefix: {vb:raw links_defaults.local_file_root_prefix
local_file_root -> file system
Muss ich den Link hier speziell Formatieren, damit das File in LDM geladen wird oder zeigt mir diese Meldung, das ich etwas falsch gemacht habe.

[AndrewD]

I am still working on my database to integrade it complete in LDM.
Like I said that before I want to erase my old database and run only LDM.
My files don?t need to be link, the links has to be loaded to the files in LDM directly, so that there will be no connection to my old database.
I have done this?.

Upload_dir:/uploads ?directory created and writable?
Local_file_root: ?is on yes?
Local_file_root_prefix: /var/customers/webs/DEB/vb4/LDM ?directory created and writable?
After activating local_file_root I get a note when I want to create a download(see attachment)
Local_file_root_prefix: {vb:raw links_defaults.local_file_root_prefix
Local_file_root -> file system
Do I have to format the link especially to load the file in LDM or does this message means I have done something wrong?



That mesage is my mistake. It should be giving you the name of the root prefix directory. I've missed a character out of one of the templates. Thanks for letting me know.

[michael24179]

That mesage is my mistake. It should be giving you the name of the root prefix directory. I've missed a character out of one of the templates. Thanks for letting me know.

Can i fix this problem by myself or will be a patch available??

[AndrewD]

Can i fix this problem by myself or will be a patch available??

release 3.0.1 is coming in a day or so, and will fix the problem. You can just ignore the text - it's just an informative message and it shouldn't stop anything working.

[michael24179]

it's just an informative message and it shouldn't stop anything working.

ok.....if it is just an informative message the downloads to the new database are still not working, or maybe it is the bug.....or another bug.......or just my mistake....lol

[E.T.]

This mod is great, thanks AndrewD !!

I'm using a dark style designed by Cableguy69 and the catagories in the download section are a bit light, but I'm sure this can be fixed somehow.

I think an image can say more the words, so a screenshot has been attached.

Thanks again AndrewD, my forum users are very happy with this mod.

[AndrewD]

This mod is great, thanks AndrewD !!

I'm using a dark style designed by Cableguy69 and the catagories in the download section are a bit light, but I'm sure this can be fixed somehow.

I think an image can say more the words, so a screenshot has been attached.

Thanks again AndrewD, my forum users are very happy with this mod.

Thanks.

Version 3.0.1 will :) fix problems with styling, I hope, by integrating quite tightly with the new style vars. Expect it sometime this week.

[AndrewD]

ok.....if it is just an informative message the downloads to the new database are still not working, or maybe it is the bug.....or another bug.......or just my mistake....lol

Taking another look at your screenshot, I realise that what you are trying to do is move vbulletin 'attachments' into LDM. This is not a feature that is currently available. I think you will have to manually download the files from vb/forums, then re-uplod them into LDM.

It could be a good feature, but there has not been any particular demand for it so far.

[obmob]

Nice! ^_^

Thank you Andrew, will test upgrading my test site.

[Leo Brazil]

This is a great news for me. Just couldn't even think go to 4.0 without LDM first.

[obmob]

So far it works, will have to redo my templates changes :S

Here is a spanish translation for LDM 3.0 :3

[AndrewD]

I've added release 3.0.1 plus translations (full Spanish, almost full German, Chinese, French, Dutch) to the header post.

This aims to fix the reported problems, including substantial improvements to the integration with the new vBulletin styling system, and some work on speed/efficiency of page generation.

As usual, will appreciate your reports on its usability/any problems.

[abdelghani68]

thanks. I can't import, "phrases_fr" there is an error, and with the product "product-eirma_ldm_fr" I have problems with the caracters "é, è.." it's write for exemple "téléchargements" and the right is "téléchargements"

[linuxututs]

Update went fine for me.

Sooo Glad you have it looking like the old 3.8.x's version again. ( Love the drop down description ! )

I had noticed this yesterday or the day before, but the RSS link is wrong.
it's showing http://www.linuxtuts.net/%7Bvb:raw%20LDM_catinfo.rss_feed%5D.
Darn, this editor isn't letting me paste the correct link here at vb.org....( /{vb:raw LDM_catinfo.rss_feed] ) There that's it..... :)

Thanks for the help and again for a super Mod.

Thanks,

EDIT:

Ok, I tried overwritting the rss2 plugin and then I get this error when trying to visit Links/Download page.

Fatal error: [] operator not supported for strings in /var/www/vhosts/linuxtuts.net/httpdocs/includes/local_links_main_links.php(668) : eval()'d code on line 196

or
"Fatal error: [] operator not supported for strings in /var/www/vhosts/mydomain.com/httpdocs/includes/local_links_main_links.php(668) : eval()'d code on line 196"

Already tried deleting it, and that brought back everything, but when I uploaded the plugin, it did the same thing.

Thanks Andrew,

[Deviant K1]

<font size="3">Hi Andrew. I discovered a small problem and wanted to let you know. There are no pagination links available if there more than 10 files in the category. I went to the Entry Display category in the LDM settings page and made sure that the entry in links per page was set to 0. Is there something else that I am missing?</font>

[E.T.]

Hi there,

Upgrade went well, and for a darker style it looks much better now.

Discover 2 things sofar...

Cannot see how the download in a section (missing an icon )
Alignment is not correct for catagories without sub catagories

Did I miss something perhaps ?

See screenshots

[AndrewD]

Hi Andrew. I discovered a small problem and wanted to let you know. There are no pagination links available if there more than 10 files in the category. I went to the Entry Display category in the LDM settings page and made sure that the entry in links per page was set to 0. Is there something else that I am missing?

Confirmed.

There is a key piece of code at the very centre of LDM, which builds the main entry displays. It has become horribly complex and I made a change ;) Sorry - will have it fixed today, I hope.

[AndrewD]

Update went fine for me.

Sooo Glad you have it looking like the old 3.8.x's version again. ( Love the drop down description ! )

I had noticed this yesterday or the day before, but the RSS link is wrong.
it's showing http://www.linuxtuts.net/%7Bvb:raw%20LDM_catinfo.rss_feed%5D.
Darn, this editor isn't letting me paste the correct link here at vb.org....( /{vb:raw LDM_catinfo.rss_feed] ) There that's it..... :)

Thanks for the help and again for a super Mod.

Thanks,

EDIT:

Ok, I tried overwritting the rss2 plugin and then I get this error when trying to visit Links/Download page.

Fatal error: [] operator not supported for strings in /var/www/vhosts/linuxtuts.net/httpdocs/includes/local_links_main_links.php(668) : eval()'d code on line 196

or
"Fatal error: [] operator not supported for strings in /var/www/vhosts/mydomain.com/httpdocs/includes/local_links_main_links.php(668) : eval()'d code on line 196"

Already tried deleting it, and that brought back everything, but when I uploaded the plugin, it did the same thing.

Thanks Andrew,

Confirmed, will be fixed later today.

[AndrewD]

Hi there,

Upgrade went well, and for a darker style it looks much better now.

Discover 2 things sofar...

Cannot see how the download in a section (missing an icon )
Alignment is not correct for catagories without sub catagories

Did I miss something perhaps ?

See screenshots

First problem confirmed, and related to the problem reported by Deviant K1. Will be fixed later today.

I can't reproduce the second problem - do you mind if I take a look at your site (PM me details if so).

[E.T.]

First problem confirmed, and related to the problem reported by Deviant K1. Will be fixed later today.

I can't reproduce the second problem - do you mind if I take a look at your site (PM me details if so).

No I don't mind at all :)

Your login details are in your PM box.

Thanks

[AndrewD]

thanks. I can't import, "phrases_fr" there is an error, and with the product "product-eirma_ldm_fr" I have problems with the caracters "?, ?.." it's write for exemple "téléchargements" and the right is "t?l?chargements"

I have had great difficulties with languages, because the vbulletin infrastructure is (by default) only partly set up to deal with these. I am able to install all language versions correctly on my test vb 4.0 system, but I have had to make a small change to one of the vb files to accept this. I will provide instructions in the translations directory when I update the 3.0.1 LDM release, which should be later today.

[AndrewD]

I've reuploaded version 3.0.1 in the main post to fix the problems reported last night:

- missing page navs
- missing download icons for non-media files
- layout problems with catbit with some browsers
- bad url with rss icon

Please note that I have withdrawn the product files from the translations, and just provided phrase files, generally in both ansi and utf8 formats.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

[E.T.]

Hi AndrewD,

I've reupload the files into the forum but still no icons...

Could you please check the files ?

cheers,
Marcel

edit...., reuploaded again and download icon is available now

IE catbit is still the same

[raaowdot]

Hi, Thanks for the update as this is mine main mod on my site and I would not upgrade to 4 unless I can get it to work. Good work on a great mod.

I have a problem though....

I create a test site with a fresh install of both vb and LDM and it works fine. However I've now upgrade the site and for some reason the images still show the old versions and some are missing. i think the template/style has not updated.

I've redownload from here, reupload all fine and reran the install to no effect. Any Ideas?

[JWL]

This is absolutly great, I have yet to really set it up, but this is the item I was looking for.

Being a Pro OHV Access Activist Website, this is going to be great for my members to upload and download video of Meetings, minutes and fliers, including Video of the ECO-Terrorist groups who want everyone out of the wilderness

[AndrewD]

Hi, Thanks for the update as this is mine main mod on my site and I would not upgrade to 4 unless I can get it to work. Good work on a great mod.

I have a problem though....

I create a test site with a fresh install of both vb and LDM and it works fine. However I've now upgrade the site and for some reason the images still show the old versions and some are missing. i think the template/style has not updated.

I've redownload from here, reupload all fine and reran the install to no effect. Any Ideas?

Yes, you need to change the setting "file_icons_dir" on the LDM admin/settings page. The new icons are stored in images/ldm-silk-icons/. There is an alternative set of icons available in the release zip in extras/icon-sets/ldm-ox-icons. These are somewhat larger than the silk icons but you may prefer them, depending on the rest of your style (see attachments - the first shows the ox icons, the second, the silk icons). To use them, upload into images/ldm-ox-icons and set file_icons_dir accordingly.

Sorry for any confusion here - new installations pick up the new icon directory automatically but upgraded forums have to be set manually.

[fayax]

I have re-opened my site if you still want to check out the LDM. --> LINK (http://www.dunedain-hq.com)
Just click on the "Video Gallery" tab on the navbar.

I did notice one syntax error that only pop up when I first visit my LDM but it goes by so quickly that I don't get a chance to see the full error message. My guess it's one of the extras acting weird. It only happens if I clear out my cookies in my browser (Firefox), and re-visit my LDM page. I'll try to get a screenshot of it and post it.

Asides from that it works great. Just as it did on my vB 3.8.4 board :).

Excellent site.

Can you point me in the right direction to how I can get that download button. Right now I have some files up there, clicking on them opens then in a new tab but I would like to have a download button like yours. :)

Thanks.

[AndrewD]

Excellent site.

Can you point me in the right direction to how I can get that download button. Right now I have some files up there, clicking on them opens then in a new tab but I would like to have a download button like yours. :)

Thanks.

Have you added the filetypes you want to download to the vbulletin attachments table?

If you don't do this, LDM assumes the entries are 'links' (to open in a new window). See the wiki.

[AndrewD]

Hi AndrewD,

IE catbit is still the same

This is weird. The IE problem is highly intermittent on your site and non-existent on mine. I can get it to go away on your site simply by clicking on page reload.

[Deviant K1]

I've reuploaded version 3.0.1 in the main post to fix the problems reported last night:

- missing page navs
- missing download icons for non-media files
- layout problems with catbit with some browsers
- bad url with rss icon

Please note that I have withdrawn the product files from the translations, and just provided phrase files, generally in both ansi and utf8 formats.

Sorry for any inconvenience.

WooT!!!!!!!!!

Thanks AndrewD :D :D :D Awesome work and support as always buddy!

[raaowdot]

Big thanks Andrew for the quick and detailed responce to my query regarding the old icon set showing. Worked a treat.

Keep up the good work.

... sorry if i've missed this, as I have looked, but the old version allowed the statistics to show at the bottom of the forum. Is this still available or maybe it was another mod add-on. I suppose we should have a widget now but I'd still like it in my forum page as that's my homepage.

[AndrewD]

... sorry if i've missed this, as I have looked, but the old version allowed the statistics to show at the bottom of the forum. Is this still available or maybe it was another mod add-on. I suppose we should have a widget now but I'd still like it in my forum page as that's my homepage.

This is one of the features that I haven't got round to testing yet with vb4. Wll do so, and if there's a problem, will let you know.

Writing a set of widgets to correspond to the previous vbadvanced modules is my next task...

[E.T.]

This is weird. The IE problem is highly intermittent on your site and non-existent on mine. I can get it to go away on your site simply by clicking on page reload.

Hi AndrewD,

It was an IE7 issue, with IE8 everything looks fine.

Thanks for your help :)

Regards,

Marcel

[Deviant K1]

Hi again AndrewD :),

Got another one for you, so don't toss a 3 week old sweaty sock at me :D.

In the attachment below you will notice that the title of my video clip is aligned to the left and not centered as it once was. Is there a setting or something I overlooked by chance?

Thanks!

[AndrewD]

Hi again AndrewD :),

Got another one for you, so don't toss a 3 week old sweaty sock at me :D.

In the attachment below you will notice that the title of my video clip is aligned to the left and not centered as it once was. Is there a setting or something I overlooked by chance?

Thanks!

No, it's a style bug/change as you choose. Will fix. (How dare you suggest that my wife would allow my socks to sit around for three weeks :D)

[AndrewD]

... sorry if i've missed this, as I have looked, but the old version allowed the statistics to show at the bottom of the forum. Is this still available or maybe it was another mod add-on. I suppose we should have a widget now but I'd still like it in my forum page as that's my homepage.

This was done using the patch_forumhome 'extra' which is still available and still works. However, it does not look quite right in the new forumhome layout, so I will tidy it up in the next release,

[Deviant K1]

This was done using the patch_forumhome 'extra' which is still available and still works. However, it does not look quite right in the new forumhome layout, so I will tidy it up in the next release,

I also would like to say that the 'extra' patch_forumhome DOES in fact work as intended. However, the patch-forumhome-newlinks and the patch-forumhome-recententries has caused SQL errors. Sorry I didn't take a screenshot of the error :( but I will once I finish the rest of my settings so AndrewD can take a look at them later.

So, on that note, if anyone DOES attempt to use either of those plugins receives a database error, just go back and remove those plugins.

These plugins have been tested on my test & live sites are working as intended... keep in mind, these are only the 'extra's I use on my site:
Tested on latest versions of I.E. 8, Firefox & Safari
add-mimetypes
add-page-information
admin-maintain
block-context-menu
block-useraccess
explorer-view
flash-sites
hide-magnifier
JW-player-extensions
limit-useraccess
patch-admincp
spider-url
stream-mms-videos
tagcloud
upload-names




(And to comment AndrewD's post about his sweaty 3 week old socks... So you say! :D)

[Deviant K1]

AndrewD,

Not that I don't think you have a lot of work on your desk to do at the moment but I felt the need to add a little more :D.

In the below attachment while viewing a category, if filters are use and you attempt to use the drop menu box, it doesn't work in Safari. I tried refreshing and that didn't work.

IE8, Firefox and Chrome works fine :D.

[ShawnV]

Andrew, swfuploader may need a look at after the 3.0.1 update.

I have extra socks if needed :D

[Deviant K1]

Andrew, swfuploader may need a look at after the 3.0.1 update.

I have extra socks if needed :D

:D :D :D ... Socks....

Anyway, what issues are you having with the swfuploader?

Reason why I ask is because I haven't found an issue with it using IE8, Firefox, Safari and Chrome.

[ShawnV]

After updating to the newest 3.0.1 and re-installing the swfuploader I had database errors, these went away if I disabled that plug-in.

[Deviant K1]

After updating to the newest 3.0.1 and re-installing the swfuploader I had database errors, these went away if I disabled that plug-in.

Hmmm, that's a bit odd. I'm assuming you tried on it IE8, Firefox, Safari and Chrome?

Actually, wouldn't matter to me.. if I got DB errors regardless of which browser, I'd disable it too! :)

You may want to try installing adobe shockwave plugin for your browser(s) and be sure you have the latest adobe flash player plugin.

[AndrewD]

Andrew, swfuploader may need a look at after the 3.0.1 update.

I have extra socks if needed :D

Warm, thick socks suit me best. Gives more possibilities for absorbing fluids...

Could you post, or send me a PM, with the database error you are getting. swfuploader itself doesn't do anything special with the database - it's mainly an interface to some fancy Javascript. Thanks.

[AndrewD]

AndrewD,

Not that I don't think you have a lot of work on your desk to do at the moment but I felt the need to add a little more :D.

In the below attachment while viewing a category, if filters are use and you attempt to use the drop menu box, it doesn't work in Safari. I tried refreshing and that didn't work.

IE8, Firefox and Chrome works fine :D.

Ths works fine for me with Safari. Could you try clearing the Safari cache and trying again?

[AndrewD]

Just to let everyone know - we are moving house and country this week (returning to the UK after eighteen years moving around the rest of Europe), so normal service here may be disrupted from time to time until we are fully resettled.

[ShawnV]

Will do, good luck with your move Andrew, safe travels.

[Varsh]

I guess I'll just have to say welcome back to the white UK! More snow on the way! :D

Installing this now after comparing it to the others and this mod is so added to my MOTM list. :)

[obmob]

Just to let everyone know - we are moving house and country this week (returning to the UK after eighteen years moving around the rest of Europe), so normal service here may be disrupted from time to time until we are fully resettled.

WOW, big move! A safe one for you and your family ^.^

[AndrewD]

A quick test of vb4.0.1 revealed a change in the behaviour of one of its core functions, which has the effect of breaking the display of cached thumbnails in LDM in some circumstances.

If you are hit by this problem, there is a temporary fix:

a) go to ldm/admin/settings
b) set thumbs_dir to blank
c) in the left column, find the line 'thumbnail images' and click on the link.

Permanent fix will be provided in ldm 3.0.2

[dieKetzer]

been a fan for years.
thanks for this great hack.

[xman_79]

Hi AndrewD ,

It's a great work .

If my actual version is 2.2.9 , can I upgrade directly to the last version ?

Thank you .

[angeljs]

I love this mod and always have and am going to use it on the new vb. However, the forumhome thumbs extra plugin is throwing out the following error on the forum home page:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function ldm_load_bitcache() in /home/******/public_html/forums/includes/local_links_include.php on line 349

Just hope this can be fixed :D

[AndrewD]

Hi AndrewD ,

It's a great work .

If my actual version is 2.2.9 , can I upgrade directly to the last version ?

Thank you .

Yes, the upgrader works smoothly for all (reasonable) upgrades.

[AndrewD]

I love this mod and always have and am going to use it on the new vb. However, the forumhome thumbs extra plugin is throwing out the following error on the forum home page:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function ldm_load_bitcache() in /home/******/public_html/forums/includes/local_links_include.php on line 349

Just hope this can be fixed :D

Yes, I've been working on this extra (and others) for release 3.0.2.

[angeljs]

Excellent, can't wait. :)

Just one thing...when viewing the download details, instead of a link to the discussion thread, I can see:
[thread= 256 ]Discussion Thread[ /thread ]
where the link should be. You can see what I mean here (http://simfansuk.com/forums/local_links.php?catid=4&linkid=33).

(P.S. I left the spaces in the code intentionally as it was showing up all weird otherwise!)

[AndrewD]

Excellent, can't wait. :)

Just one thing...when viewing the download details, instead of a link to the discussion thread, I can see:
[thread= 256 ]Discussion Thread[ /thread ]
where the link should be. You can see what I mean here (http://simfansuk.com/forums/local_links.php?catid=4&linkid=33).

(P.S. I left the spaces in the code intentionally as it was showing up all weird otherwise!)

Have you disabled processing of bbcodes on ldm/admin/settings/
Category and Entry Creation?

[Tripolis]

Hi !!

Is there any way to Use only as Link Manager without the other Features?

The German language is not Perfect and my English is not the Best with some Words.
So, i dont can understand all...................

Greats

[angeljs]

Have you disabled processing of bbcodes on ldm/admin/settings/
Category and Entry Creation?

Yes I had...thank you. :o

[AndrewD]

Hi !!

Is there any way to Use only as Link Manager without the other Features?

The German language is not Perfect and my English is not the Best with some Words.
So, i dont can understand all...................

Greats

Yes, there are options to turn off/on most features.

[Tripolis]

Thanks.
Then i Test it how to Config only the Link List.

I hope i can config all ^^

Stats on Linkstartsite activate in??

[angeljs]

Hi, I've been testing the comments facility but the comments won't show up, just the words 'No comment' on every one, with no corresponding posts being made in the relevant forum. Probably something I've missed again. :(

[obmob]

Yes, I've been working on this extra (and others) for release 3.0.2.

Hope there are also some vBCMS stuff, thanks :p

[angeljs]

Just noticed that the image that is supposed to be posted with the corresponding forum thread isn't there. Not sure why. The thread is being posted once a download has been added, just with the image missing.

[Ophelia]

Hi Andrew,
We just upgraded our site to 4.0.1. We have the latest version of the download module.

It works fine with Firefox , however, when we use IE or Chrome, we get a database error. You can view this here (http://www.gottapixel.net/forum/local_links.php).

I'm reading that some gals are having issues with 3.5.7 of Firefox as well.

[Ophelia]

The database error that is reported to me is:

Database error in vBulletin 4.0.1:

Invalid SQL:

SELECT linkid, COUNT(linkid) AS linkhits
FROM local_linksdownloads
WHERE usertime>=1261320788

AND link.linkdate > 763345108
AND link.linkdate <= 1263912788

GROUP BY linkid
ORDER BY linkhits DESC

LIMIT 10;

MySQL Error : Unknown table 'link' in where clause
Error Number : 1109
Request Date : Tuesday, January 19th 2010 @ 08:53:08 AM
Error Date : Tuesday, January 19th 2010 @ 08:53:08 AM
Script : http://www.gottapixel.net/forum/local_links.php
Referrer :
IP Address :
Username : Unregistered
Classname : vB_Database
MySQL Version :

[Ophelia]

One further update.. this is not happening to admin. Only members.

Figured it out. Those who can view hidden files don't get the error. Those who can't get the database error. I'm going to take out all the hidden files for now, but can you look into this? :)

Looking at the set up form.. it seems to be missing the ability to schedule as well.

[angeljs]

Hi, just to ask where the stats for each member is to show up in their profiles as I'm not seeing anything. :(

[obmob]

My... this vB CMS is a mess, in the end I guess I won't make a lot of use of it, and it sabotages vbAdvanced, if you install vbA, then the forum sidebar is disabled aoutomatically, even if the vBCMS is active >.>

Of course, LDM's modules for the new vBA 4 Beta are broken u.u

[andymorris1973]

I get this message when i try and add an entry

Upload error - configuration problem - unable to create a user subdirectory on server

Any idea's?

[albibak]

AndrewD,

Thanks for the mod
Please, find in attachment the french translation
You can find the french topic for this mod here: http://forum.vbulletin-fr.org/modifications/1097-Gestionnaire-de-liens-et-tlchargements-%28GLT%29

[AndrewD]

Just to let everyone know - I haven't forgotten you, but it's taking some time to get an internet connection in our new house, so I am forced to go 'cold turkey' for a while and rely on occasional cafe connections.

[obmob]

take your time, we are not going anywhere XD

[ahmedipa]

thank you for this product we need more

thank you so much

[Epic Mike]

How can I change the location of the navbar link. I edited both of the "add LDM to main vBulletin menu" plugins and changed the template_hook to middle instead of right. That works fine on the forums and every other page but once I click on the links / download section the location of that tab in the navbar moves to the end again while I am in that section. Then once I go back to a page outside of LDM everything is fine again.

I'm sure I missed a template_hook call somewhere but can't find where?

Thanks!

[Ophelia]

Issues with the 4.0.1 upgrade of vB and your software.

We are no longer able to upload just one file at a time. When you click add entry, it gives us 10 spots to fill out.

We are no longer able to upload a zip file. There is no browse button.

We are no longer able to upload a jpg file. There is no browse button.

We are no longer able to change a scheduled product to today's date instead.

[Trek]

Just installed this... holy hell... this is easily the most comprehensive mod I've seen for vB. Works flawlessly and you can pretty much change anything. The number of options can be a bit daunting at first, but... damn you can do anything you want.

I've tried some of the other products that are supposed to do this, but they are so far behind it's not possible for me to express it.

Thank you for writing and releasing this... very cool stuff!

5 stars, nominated!

[JWL]

When I run VB Admin> Maintinance > Diagnostics > Suspect File Versions

I get


Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in [path]/MyAdmincp/diagnostic.php on line 393

[dinozz]

I used vbulletin 4.01 and LDM 3.01
I've this problem: every time that an user downloads a file the thumbnails disappear!

The only solution at the moment is to enter in the admin section and:

a) go to ldm/admin/settings
b) set thumbs_dir to blank
c) in the left column, find the line 'thumbnail images' and click on the link.

After all this the thumbnails appear again.
How can I do to fix the problem without going to ldm/admin/settings???

Thanks in advance

[Epic Mike]

How can I change the location of the navbar link. I edited both of the "add LDM to main vBulletin menu" plugins and changed the template_hook to middle instead of right. That works fine on the forums and every other page but once I click on the links / download section the location of that tab in the navbar moves to the end again while I am in that section. Then once I go back to a page outside of LDM everything is fine again.

I'm sure I missed a template_hook call somewhere but can't find where?

Thanks!

Anyone know how to change the location of the navbar link from the right to the middle? :confused:

[obmob]

Oh... i must redo my templates, if i find something i'll let you know, I also want it in the middle :p

[AndrewD]

Anyone know how to change the location of the navbar link from the right to the middle? :confused:

You have to make changes in three places:

a) to control the location while in LDM - edit includes/local_links_include.php, find function ldm_fetch_navbar_template() and edit the template_hook assignment;

b) ditto to control the location while in other parts of vbulletin - go to the vb/admincp/products and plugins and edit the plugin "Links and Downloads Manager - Add LDM to main vBulletin menu" attached to the process_templates_complete hook, and make the same change

c) ditto to control the location while in error messages, as per b) but edit the plugin attached to the error_nopermission hook.

I'll see if there's a better way to specify this as a single configuration setting.

[obmob]

Oh, it wasn't a template edit, thanks Andrew :p

[dinozz]

I used vbulletin 4.01 and LDM 3.01
I've this problem: every time that an user downloads a file the thumbnails disappear!

The only solution at the moment is to enter in the admin section and:

a) go to ldm/admin/settings
b) set thumbs_dir to blank
c) in the left column, find the line 'thumbnail images' and click on the link.

After all this the thumbnails appear again.
How can I do to fix the problem without going to ldm/admin/settings???

Thanks in advance

No solutions for my problems?

[oechertigger]

hi,

is it possible to expand the linklist???
So that all links of all categories are shown on one page, devieded only by the category title!

Means:

cateory 1
link
link
link

category 2
link
link

Thanks for help!

[Epic Mike]

You have to make changes in three places:

a) to control the location while in LDM - edit includes/local_links_include.php, find function ldm_fetch_navbar_template() and edit the template_hook assignment;

b) ditto to control the location while in other parts of vbulletin - go to the vb/admincp/products and plugins and edit the plugin "Links and Downloads Manager - Add LDM to main vBulletin menu" attached to the process_templates_complete hook, and make the same change

c) ditto to control the location while in error messages, as per b) but edit the plugin attached to the error_nopermission hook.

I'll see if there's a better way to specify this as a single configuration setting.


Andrew, thank you so much for your help. I could not find (a) for the life of me. It is appreciated!

[AndrewD]

No solutions for my problems?

I have not seen this problem before, and cannot think of a solution. Can I take a look at your site? I will need an account with vb admin privileges. Send me a PM if so.

[Ophelia]

Andrew, I posted earlier, but am posting again.

We are having issues with the install on our live forum. In the past we had the ability to pick how many uploads we wanted to at one time, we no longer have that. If we set it to 10 in admin, it gives us a form with 10 entries, instead of before where it asked us "how many do you want".

We no longer have browse buttons for .zip or .jpg files. We have to turn on off site linking and uploaded to the server then provide the URL manually. I installed the lastest version on a fresh install of vB4, and it too didn't have this functionality. What has changed and what do I need to change to get it working again?

We no longer have the ability to schedule the file to a future date. The date is hard coded and there is no way to change it.

I'd be happy to provide a test account to log in if you need it. Thanks!

[AndrewD]

Andrew, I posted earlier, but am posting again.

We are having issues with the install on our live forum. In the past we had the ability to pick how many uploads we wanted to at one time, we no longer have that. If we set it to 10 in admin, it gives us a form with 10 entries, instead of before where it asked us "how many do you want".

We no longer have browse buttons for .zip or .jpg files. We have to turn on off site linking and uploaded to the server then provide the URL manually. I installed the lastest version on a fresh install of vB4, and it too didn't have this functionality. What has changed and what do I need to change to get it working again?

We no longer have the ability to schedule the file to a future date. The date is hard coded and there is no way to change it.

I'd be happy to provide a test account to log in if you need it. Thanks!

Ophelia, sorry for the lack of response - as I've posted above, we're currently in the middle of a house/country move and have only a limited internet connection for the time being (via mobile telephone, pre-3G).

Looking at your issues:
a) the lack of a dialogue box for 'add multiple entries' was a temporary fix in LDM 3.0.0 and .1, while I figured out how to get the box to appear correctly in the css-oriented approach used by vb for the navbar. I've now got that figured out and the old behaviour will return in 3.0.2, which is close to being ready to launch.

b) The scheduling/date problem was caused by a bug in the new LDM template code and will be fixed in 3.0.2.

c) I'm confused by your .zip/.jpg report, which is presumably a consequence of the set of options you have selected. I will need to look at your site to get to the bottom of this. Please send a PM.

[AndrewD]

hi,

is it possible to expand the linklist???
So that all links of all categories are shown on one page, devieded only by the category title!

Means:

cateory 1
link
link
link

category 2
link
link

Thanks for help!

This is not currently an option. However, you can group entries in a single category into different subgroups, by using different 'display orders' (all the entries with display order 1 will be grouped together, then all with 2, etc. You can then give the subgroup titles by using the "cat_entry_dseq_titles" LDM admin setting.

[AndrewD]

No solutions for my problems?

I took a look at your site. Your problem is caused by a change in the behaviour of one of the standard vbulletin php functions in the latest release. I will provide a fix in LDM 3.0.2. In the meantime, you can work round the problem by leaving the LDM admin setting 'thumbs_dir' blank.

[dinozz]

very thanks
now i wait for LDM 3.02

[obmob]

Finally, I'm trying to go online with one site, unfortunately, things aren't going as smooth as I thought they might be, first, I can't show some icons, source code shows nothing. It seems those are vbulletin icons, but somehow there is no source that points to any image file.

Then, the images that belong to each entry are not shown at all.

Hope someone can help me figure what is wrong so far.
Thanks! :D

Attached a linkbit image.

[AndrewD]

Finally, I'm trying to go online with one site, unfortunately, things aren't going as smooth as I thought they might be, first, I can't show some icons, source code shows nothing. It seems those are vbulletin icons, but somehow there is no source that points to any image file.

Then, the images that belong to each entry are not shown at all.

Hope someone can help me figure what is wrong so far.
Thanks! :D

Attached a linkbit image.

You need to get your LDM icons directory (on your server) resynchronised with the contents of this directory on the release zip.

[freexav]

hey dude!
awesome mod!
however, as I have many social groups, I would like to know if it could be possible to make social group links and download page.
Then, each group could be able to upload and download documents together, from their group page. Would-it be possible also for each group to decide wether the documents they put online are visible to the group only or to any member.

Best!
keep up the good work!

xav

[obmob]

You need to get your LDM icons directory (on your server) resynchronised with the contents of this directory on the release zip.

OMG... in other words, please :eek:

EDIT: I reinstalled imagemagick and now images generated by ldm are shown, but not those lost icons, still, no source is shown in the html code x.x

[AndrewD]

hey dude!
awesome mod!
however, as I have many social groups, I would like to know if it could be possible to make social group links and download page.
Then, each group could be able to upload and download documents together, from their group page. Would-it be possible also for each group to decide wether the documents they put online are visible to the group only or to any member.

Best!
keep up the good work!

xav

Good suggestion. I'll investigate.

[obmob]

Andrew, can you help me? I searched the wiki for something like you said, and can't find a thing. :(

This is how my code shows some icons:

<a href="links.php?action=sendtofriend&amp;catid=13&amp;linkid=158" title="Send to Friend"><img class="ldm_inline" border="0" src="" alt="Send to Friend" /></a>

<a href="links.php?action=reportlink&amp;linkid=158&amp;catid=&amp;page =1" title="Report entry"><img class="ldm_inline" src="" alt="Report entry" border="0" /></a>

<a href="dll_search.php?action=like&amp;linkid=158&amp;catid=13" title="Suggest other entries I might like"><img class="ldm_inline" src="http://www.anizeen.com/images/icons/dll/similar.gif" title="Suggest other entries I might like" alt="Suggest other entries I might like" border="0" /></a>

[AndrewD]

Andrew, can you help me? I searched the wiki for something like you said, and can't find a thing. :(

This is how my code shows some icons:

<a href="links.php?action=sendtofriend&amp;catid=13&amp;linkid=158" title="Send to Friend"><img class="ldm_inline" border="0" src="" alt="Send to Friend" /></a>

<a href="links.php?action=reportlink&amp;linkid=158&amp;catid=&amp;page =1" title="Report entry"><img class="ldm_inline" src="" alt="Report entry" border="0" /></a>

<a href="dll_search.php?action=like&amp;linkid=158&amp;catid=13" title="Suggest other entries I might like"><img class="ldm_inline" src="http://www.anizeen.com/images/icons/dll/similar.gif" title="Suggest other entries I might like" alt="Suggest other entries I might like" border="0" /></a>


Sorry, I was probably being a bit obscure.

Take a look at LDM/admin/settings, at the file_icons_dir setting. The default in this version of LDM should be images/ldm-silk-icons/, which is not the same as with the previous version. Also check that this directory contains about 63 icons - if not, upload them from the release file.

[obmob]

Sorry, I was probably being a bit obscure.

Take a look at LDM/admin/settings, at the file_icons_dir setting. The default in this version of LDM should be images/ldm-silk-icons/, which is not the same as with the previous version. Also check that this directory contains about 63 icons - if not, upload them from the release file.

OMG... I never thought that O.o

Thanks, I'll redo my templates now u.u

[Alfa1]

I have no formal plans, but I suspect this is the list of priorities:

a) Get LDM working with its current functionality with VB4. So far, this seems mainly a matter of dealing with all the templates and template calls.

b) Tidy things up so that LDM follows (e.g.) the new css practices and stylevars

c) Integrate with the CMS, including widgets to replicate the previous vbadvanced addons

I'm not sure about vbadvanced support yet. Will have to see what is forthcoming.

d) Only then will I start thinking about new features/suggestions

With Integration with the CMS, do you mean making LDM a CMS content type?

[obmob]

I think Andrew refers to those modules that work with vbAdvanced. :p

How can i rebuild this link to work with vB4? I was able to do the resize on my images, but can't figure how to do this particular link OO

href="./local_links.php?catid=$linkcatid&linkid=$linkid"

I want the image to point into the single view before downloading.
You can see the online test here (http://www.anizeen.com/links.php?catid=2).

[AndrewD]

I think Andrew refers to those modules that work with vbAdvanced. :p

How can i rebuild this link to work with vB4? I was able to do the resize on my images, but can't figure how to do this particular link OO

href="./local_links.php?catid=$linkcatid&linkid=$linkid"

I want the image to point into the single view before downloading.
You can see the online test here (http://www.anizeen.com/links.php?catid=2).

href="./local_links.php?catid={vb:raw linkcatid}&linkid={vb:raw linkid}" should do it.

[obmob]

Thanks Andrew!

Unfortunately, for some reason, my link is not showing. This is my SHORT template could you take a look and tell me what is wrong?

Basically, the main difference is trying to resize the image, maybe it has too much code, don't know, took it from the MAGNIFY template if I recall.

:)

<vb:if condition="!$linkexpired or $show['ldm_view_hidden']">
<tr id="linkid{vb:raw linkid}">
<td colspan="2" valign="top">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td width="250" align="right" valign="top">
<vb:if condition="$linkimglink"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr>
<td align="right" valign="top"><vb:if condition="$linkimg"><div style="padding:10px;"<a href="./local_links.php?catid={vb:raw linkcatid}&linkid={vb:raw linkid)"><img class="inlineimg" src="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/{vb:raw LDM_scripts.RESIZE_SCRIPT}.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}linkid={vb:raw linkid}<vb:if condition="isset($entityid)"><vb:if condition="$entityid">&amp;entityid={vb:raw entityid}</vb:if></vb:if>&amp;size=275" alt="{vb:raw linkname}" border="0" /></a></div></vb:if>
</td> </tr></table>
</vb:if>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top"><div class="smallfont" style="padding-top:10px;">{vb:raw linknewbit} {vb:raw linkfavbit} {vb:raw linksendtofriendbit} {vb:raw linkreportlinkbit} {vb:raw linkeditbit}</div>
<div class="smallfont" style="padding-top:10px;"><b>{vb:raw linkurllink}</b> </div>
<div class="smallfont">~{vb:raw linkusername}</div>
<div class="smallfont">{vb:raw linkdate}</div>
<vb:if condition="$show['ldm_view_hits']"><div class="smallfont">{vb:rawphrase ll_hits} {vb:raw linkhits}</div></vb:if>

<vb:if condition="$linkraters"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_rating}/rating-15_{vb:raw linkrate}.png" border="0" alt="{vb:raw linkrate} *" /></vb:if>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr>
</vb:if>

[AndrewD]

Thanks Andrew!

Unfortunately, for some reason, my link is not showing. This is my SHORT template could you take a look and tell me what is wrong?

Basically, the main difference is trying to resize the image, maybe it has too much code, don't know, took it from the MAGNIFY template if I recall.

:)



There were a couple of bugs in your template, which are fixed below. Please be aware that you will need to make some more (minor) changes with LDM 3.0.2, - e.g. RESIZE_SCRIPT will beome LDM_RESIZE_SCRIPT.


<vb:if condition="!$linkexpired or $show['ldm_view_hidden']">
<tr id="linkid{vb:raw linkid}">
<td colspan="2" valign="top">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td width="250" align="right" valign="top">
<vb:if condition="$linkimglink"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr>
<td align="right" valign="top"><vb:if condition="$linkimg"><div style="padding:10px;"><a href="./local_links.php?catid={vb:raw linkcatid}&amp;linkid={vb:raw linkid}"><img class="inlineimg" src="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/{vb:raw LDM_scripts.LDM_RESIZE_SCRIPT}.php?{vb:raw session.sessionurl}linkid={vb:raw linkid}<vb:if condition="isset($entityid)"><vb:if condition="$entityid">&amp;entityid={vb:raw entityid}</vb:if></vb:if>&amp;size=275" alt="{vb:raw linkname}" border="0" /></a></div></vb:if>
</td> </tr></table>
</vb:if>
</td>
<td align="left" valign="top"><div class="smallfont" style="padding-top:10px;">{vb:raw linknewbit} {vb:raw linkfavbit} {vb:raw linksendtofriendbit} {vb:raw linkreportlinkbit} {vb:raw linkeditbit}</div>
<div class="smallfont" style="padding-top:10px;"><b>{vb:raw linkurllink}</b> </div>
<div class="smallfont">~{vb:raw linkusername}</div>
<div class="smallfont">{vb:raw linkdate}</div>
<vb:if condition="$show['ldm_view_hits']"><div class="smallfont">{vb:rawphrase ll_hits} {vb:raw linkhits}</div></vb:if>

<vb:if condition="$linkraters"><img src="{vb:stylevar imgdir_rating}/rating-15_{vb:raw linkrate}.png" border="0" alt="{vb:raw linkrate} *" /></vb:if>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td></tr>
</vb:if>

[lovevn]

When I upgraded i got this

Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in /home/myaccount/public_html/forum/includes/class_core.php on line 780

But it seems that it was upgraded. Should I do anything?

And how can I change the name of it on my forum tab?

Thanks

[lovevn]

I tried editting the phrase but after my edit, the text on my tab disappeared!

[obmob]

There were a couple of bugs in your template, which are fixed below. Please be aware that you will need to make some more (minor) changes with LDM 3.0.2, - e.g. RESIZE_SCRIPT will beome LDM_RESIZE_SCRIPT.Thank you very much Andrew! :)

I tried editting the phrase but after my edit, the text on my tab disappeared!Try uploading the phrases_en inside the development folder.

[Quirin]

Will there be an update to the 4.0.2? The templates are in after the update no longer.

[AndrewD]

There's been a change in the latest version of vb, 4.0.2, which breaks the layout of LDM pages. This will be corrected for in the forthcoming new release of LDM (3.0.2) which I will get out just as soon as I've tested it properly with vb 4.0.2. In the meantime, fixing the layout problem involves simple edits to these templates:

a) links_header
b) links_iframed
c) links_play_naked
d) links_play_standalone

In each case, you need to find *all* occurrences of {vb:var vbcsspath} and replace this by {vb:raw vbcsspath}, i.e. change vb:var to vb:raw

[Quirin]

Thanks that has worked wonderfully

[obmob]

Hmm... and they said vb4 was a gold version, will wait for your release before upgrading, thanks! :D

[Dadoo]

Hi,

Andrew, we have updated french xml translations files to 3.0.1.

Sorry, i forgot to send you :-(

Btw, i'm waiting for 3.0.2 link for updating again.. (at this moment, only 3.0.1 and translation files are available)

[AndrewD]

I've uploaded LDM 3.0.2, which fixes a number of bugs (including the problem created by vb 4.0.2) and adds some new features:

+ vbCMS

vbCMS modules provided, equivalent to those for forumhome and LDM sidebar (hot/new/random, thumb/text)

+ Admin/bandwidth
Extended the bandwidth controls to allow admins to specify per-usergroup maximum transfer rates for downloads

+ Extras
Patch to forumbit construction has become an 'extra' because of need for template edit in vb4
New 'admin-chart-logjumps' extra adds graphics to hits analysis

+ Bug fixes
Fixed patch-forumhome-newlinks extra
Fixed patch-forumhome-recententries extra
Fixed sql error with special searches when 'can_view_hidden/expiry days' apply
Fixed vanishing images (workaround for change in vb code)
Fixed subcategory indenting in catbits

+ Other
Moved 'extras' directory up a level and out of 'release'
More minor tweaks to templates
Tweaks to php code to speed page rendering
Fixed code to work correctly with vb 4.0.2

I've also made the location of the Links/Download menu item a configurable option (but you have to edit the file includes/local_links_defns.php to change this option).

If there are no serious problems reported in the next week, we'll take this mod out of Beta status.

[AndrewD]

Hi,

Andrew, we have updated french xml translations files to 3.0.1.

Sorry, i forgot to send you :-(

Btw, i'm waiting for 3.0.2 link for updating again.. (at this moment, only 3.0.1 and translation files are available)

Thanks - and sorry - we just overlapped with each other.

[Dadoo]

No problem :-)

Translation in progress..

EDIT :

Done !

[Trek]

I just installed the new version, it's working very well, thanks!

I do have one problem though.

I cleared out the display of the navbar link as I have a manual link to it through a submenu. However, when doing this, it clears out the subnav links as well, so there's no way to add new files, get to the admin, etc.

All I wanted to do was remove the primary navbar link to save some space there, but keep the subnav. Is this possible?

[ShawnV]

Thanks Andrew, great update.

[obmob]

Nice, will test upgrading now :D

[E.T.]

Thanks Andrew, it's working with my style in 4.0.2.

But I've the following error after the upgrade after select a download:

- Local file system functions disabled via php's disable_functions - Local downloads not available

I don't think I've disabled something..

Could you please help me out with this ?

[obmob]

Testing locally, upgraded to 4.0.2, then uploaded the new files and imported the product. Everything seems fine.

I did configure my init and defns the link is ok in the navbar, clicked on it and then got this error.

Fatal error: Call to undefined function ldmstandard_error() in D:\local\website\mysite\links.php on line 255

I use links.php instead of local_links.php

What did i do wrong? :(

[AndrewD]

Thanks Andrew, it's working with my style in 4.0.2.

But I've the following error after the upgrade after select a download:

- Local file system functions disabled via php's disable_functions - Local downloads not available

I don't think I've disabled something..

Could you please help me out with this ?

This is to warn you that your system admin has disabled some or all or the following php functions: fread, fpassthru, fopen, fclose: in your php.ini (the php configuration file). These functions are needed to access files on the local server.

Have you recently changed host?

[AndrewD]

What did i do wrong? :(

Nothing - I'd forgotten to test with renamed scripts, and there's a bug. Will fix it today.

[E.T.]

Have you recently changed host?

No same host, same forum, nothing changed, just upgraded.

Will ask the hosting company to check this.

thanks

[AndrewD]

Testing locally, upgraded to 4.0.2, then uploaded the new files and imported the product. Everything seems fine.

I did configure my init and defns the link is ok in the navbar, clicked on it and then got this error.

Fatal error: Call to undefined function ldmstandard_error() in D:\local\website\mysite\links.php on line 255

I use links.php instead of local_links.php

What did i do wrong? :(

Reuploaded the release with a fix for file renaming - everything else unchanged.

[AndrewD]

I just installed the new version, it's working very well, thanks!

I do have one problem though.

I cleared out the display of the navbar link as I have a manual link to it through a submenu. However, when doing this, it clears out the subnav links as well, so there's no way to add new files, get to the admin, etc.

All I wanted to do was remove the primary navbar link to save some space there, but keep the subnav. Is this possible?

I'm not sure how easy this is to do - the vbulletin infrastructure keeps the navbar link and its submenus together.

One option would be to display the navbar entry only when inside LDM (I assume you've got a way to get into LDM in the first place). If this would suit you, I'll post an explanation.

[E.T.]

Will ask the hosting company to check this.

thanks

Hosting provider told me there is nothing changed...., will install a 4.0.1 forum with LDM to check if that is working. I'm pretty sure the LDM 3.0.1 was working with 4.0.2, only the style was terrible, that was fixed with LDM 3.0.2

So I'm lost and the only way to check is to install a test forum to see were it goes wrong.

keep you informed

[obmob]

Reuploaded the release with a fix for file renaming - everything else unchanged.

Thanks Andrew, working now! :D

[abdelghani68]

thanks very mush for the update. I have installed "vbcms-viewentries-widget" and I can't saved the modification that I do it in ldm/admin/settings.

I have do the modification in the plugin.

I think, it will be very good if we can choose to display the name's categorie with her entree in the widget. [edit : sorry I have see now there is this option (but doesn't works) vbcms_list_showcatname]

[obmob]

I bumped into another little issue. When I click the Links/Downloads link in the navbar another one appears selected.

If you are in the CMS, the blogs or the forums, only one Links/Downloads link is shown.
Attached screenshot. :p

[AndrewD]

Hosting provider told me there is nothing changed...., will install a 4.0.1 forum with LDM to check if that is working. I'm pretty sure the LDM 3.0.1 was working with 4.0.2, only the style was terrible, that was fixed with LDM 3.0.2

So I'm lost and the only way to check is to install a test forum to see were it goes wrong.

keep you informed

Could you start by going to your vb admincp/maintenance/view php info. Take a look down the display - see if there is an row for disable_functions, and let me know what it says.

[AndrewD]

I bumped into another little issue. When I click the Links/Downloads link in the navbar another one appears selected.

If you are in the CMS, the blogs or the forums, only one Links/Downloads link is shown.
Attached screenshot. :p

I thought I'd fixed this. Did you re-install the product xml?

If you did, pls go to vb/admincp/products and plugins/plugin manager. Edit the Links and Downloads Manager - Add LDM to main vBulletin menu plugin attached to the process_templates_complete hook. After the line:

if (LDM_NAVBAR_LOCATION) {

add

echo THIS_SCRIPT;
echo "<br />";
echo LDM_LINKS_SCRIPT;
echo "<br />";

and save.

Run your main ldm script and let me know what gets displayed at the top of the screen. Then undo the edit to the plugin.

[andyv72]

Could you start by going to your vb admincp/maintenance/view php info. Take a look down the display - see if there is an row for disable_functions, and let me know what it says.

Hello Andrew
i have same problem...

my php.info say:
disable_functions system, show_source, passthru, shell_exec, exec, pcntl_exec, popen, posix_setuid, posix_seteuid, proc_open, chown, dbmopen, disk_free_space, diskfreespace system, show_source, passthru, shell_exec, exec, pcntl_exec, popen, posix_setuid, posix_seteuid, proc_open, chown, dbmopen, disk_free_space, diskfreespace

[E.T.]

Could you start by going to your vb admincp/maintenance/view php info. Take a look down the display - see if there is an row for disable_functions, and let me know what it says.

Hi AndrewD,

Hereby a screenshot from the disable_functions in the vb admincp/maintenance/view php info.

[mitch84]

I can't install this product, after this screenshoot, nothing; I tried several times
thx

[AndrewD]

Hello Andrew
i have same problem...

my php.info say:
disable_functions system, show_source, passthru, shell_exec, exec, pcntl_exec, popen, posix_setuid, posix_seteuid, proc_open, chown, dbmopen, disk_free_space, diskfreespace system, show_source, passthru, shell_exec, exec, pcntl_exec, popen, posix_setuid, posix_seteuid, proc_open, chown, dbmopen, disk_free_space, diskfreespace

Hi AndrewD,

Hereby a screenshot from the disable_functions in the vb admincp/maintenance/view php info.

I'm at something of a loss, because the code in question looks very straightforward. (I'm also a bit irritated :) because this check on disable_functions was added to help give other people a more helpful warning when their system configuration blocked access to LDM.)

It would help me greatly to sort this out if I can have full vb admin access to one/both of your sites. If you agree, pls send me a PM.

[AndrewD]

I can't install this product, after this screenshoot, nothing; I tried several times
thx

Are you saying that the vb admincp hangs with this screen displayed?

[andyv72]

I'm at something of a loss, because the code in question looks very straightforward. (I'm also a bit irritated :) because this check on disable_functions was added to help give other people a more helpful warning when their system configuration blocked access to LDM.)

It would help me greatly to sort this out if I can have full vb admin access to one/both of your sites. If you agree, pls send me a PM.

hi Andrew...

you have pm...

[E.T.]

And also from me.., you've visit this site before :)

[AndrewD]

hi Andrew...

you have pm...

And also from me.., you've visit this site before :)

Thanks guys, now I understand the problem - I'd messed up a test on another php variable (allow_url_fopen), which is disabled on both of your sites.

Will try to post a fix this evening or tomorrow.

[andyv72]

Thanks guys, now I understand the problem - I'd messed up a test on another php variable (allow_url_fopen), which is disabled on both of your sites.

Will try to post a fix this evening or tomorrow.

Ok thanks :up::up:

[mitch84]

Are you saying that the vb admincp hangs with this screen displayed?
yes, Installation stops after this screen

[obmob]

I thought I'd fixed this. Did you re-install the product xml?

If you did, pls go to vb/admincp/products and plugins/plugin manager. Edit the Links and Downloads Manager - Add LDM to main vBulletin menu plugin attached to the process_templates_complete hook. After the line:

if (LDM_NAVBAR_LOCATION) {

add

echo THIS_SCRIPT;
echo "<br />";
echo LDM_LINKS_SCRIPT;
echo "<br />";

and save.

Run your main ldm script and let me know what gets displayed at the top of the screen. Then undo the edit to the plugin.

Thanks Andrew, I got this on top:

local_links
links

[Trek]

I'm not sure how easy this is to do - the vbulletin infrastructure keeps the navbar link and its submenus together.

One option would be to display the navbar entry only when inside LDM (I assume you've got a way to get into LDM in the first place). If this would suit you, I'll post an explanation.

Yes, that would be great. Thank you for your help!

[mitch84]

I can't install this product, after this screenshoot, nothing; I tried several times
thx
sorry, it's fixed but now another problem when I want download a file:

my set:
local_file_root is YES
local_file_root_prefix is glt

i upload my file, all work fine but when I want download it I've got this message:
Local file system functions disabled via php's disable_functions - Local downloads not available
thank you

[AndrewD]

sorry, it's fixed but now another problem when I want download a file:

my set:
local_file_root is YES
local_file_root_prefix is glt

i upload my file, all work fine but when I want download it I've got this message:

thank you

Yes, we discovered this problem yesterday. There'll be a fix today.

[mitch84]

ok, thank you

[AndrewD]

Yes, that would be great. Thank you for your help!

Go to vb/admincp/products and plugins/plugin manager

Edit the "Links and Downloads Manager - Add LDM to main vBulletin menu" plugin attached to the "process_templates_complete" hook.

The standard code looks as follows:


require_once(DIR . '/includes/local_links_defns.php');

if (LDM_NAVBAR_LOCATION) {

if (defined('THIS_SCRIPT') and
(
THIS_SCRIPT == LDM_LINKS_SCRIPT or THIS_SCRIPT == 'local_links'
or THIS_SCRIPT == LDM_ACTION_SCRIPT or THIS_SCRIPT == 'local_links_actions'
or THIS_SCRIPT == LDM_ADMIN_SCRIPT or THIS_SCRIPT == 'local_links_admin'
or THIS_SCRIPT == LDM_SEARCH_SCRIPT or THIS_SCRIPT == 'local_links_search'
)
) {
// Highlight ldm tab when in LDM - LDM code will create the actual tab and navbar
$vbulletin->options['selectednavtab'] = 'ldm';
}
else {
// Create the tab, no navbar needed
$templater = vB_Template::create('links_navbar');
$templater->quickRegister(array(
'ldm_links_script'=>LDM_LINKS_SCRIPT,
));
$template_hook[LDM_NAVBAR_LOCATION] .= $templater->render();
}

}


Just add comment signs (//) to five lines as follows:


require_once(DIR . '/includes/local_links_defns.php');

if (LDM_NAVBAR_LOCATION) {

if (defined('THIS_SCRIPT') and
(
THIS_SCRIPT == LDM_LINKS_SCRIPT or THIS_SCRIPT == 'local_links'
or THIS_SCRIPT == LDM_ACTION_SCRIPT or THIS_SCRIPT == 'local_links_actions'
or THIS_SCRIPT == LDM_ADMIN_SCRIPT or THIS_SCRIPT == 'local_links_admin'
or THIS_SCRIPT == LDM_SEARCH_SCRIPT or THIS_SCRIPT == 'local_links_search'
)
) {
// Highlight ldm tab when in LDM - LDM code will create the actual tab and navbar
$vbulletin->options['selectednavtab'] = 'ldm';
}
else {
// Create the tab, no navbar needed
// $templater = vB_Template::create('links_navbar');
// $templater->quickRegister(array(
// 'ldm_links_script'=>LDM_LINKS_SCRIPT,
// ));
// $template_hook[LDM_NAVBAR_LOCATION] .= $templater->render();
}

}


I will try to provide a more 'friendly' way to achieve this effect in a later release. For the time being, keep in mind that you will have to re-apply the edits each time you upgrade LDM.

[AndrewD]

I've reuploaded version 3.0.2 with fixes to these reported problems:

a) Error message when trying to download or play a file when php setting allow_url_fopen is off

b) LDM admin settings not 'sticking' for the vbcms entries 'extra'; and 'show category' option not working for this and the vbcms thumbs 'extra'

[AndrewD]

Thanks Andrew, I got this on top:

local_links
links

That's what I expected to see, so I don't understand why you still have the problem. Any chance I can take a look at the site? Send me a PM.

[mitch84]

thank you, work fine now

[abdelghani68]

Thank for the update. I can do the modification now for the widjet "viewentries" . The options vbcms_list_showdesc and vbcms_list_showcatname are activated but I don't see name's categorie ans show description in the widget..

[obmob]

That's what I expected to see, so I don't understand why you still have the problem. Any chance I can take a look at the site? Send me a PM.

I'l updgrade my live site and see if this also happens there. If so, I'll PM you with your user info, thanks :)

[AndrewD]

Thank for the update. I can do the modification now for the widjet "viewentries" . The options vbcms_list_showdesc and vbcms_list_showcatname are activated but I don't see name's categorie ans show description in the widget..

Have you removed and reinstalled the widget?

This what it looks like on my test system.

[abdelghani68]

Yes I have réinstalled the widget

[E.T.]

AndrewD, you're the best !!

Everthing is working fine again.

Thanks

[obmob]

Hmm... after I upgraded to 4.0.2 & LDM 3.0.2 on my online site I have no menu issues. :confused:

http://www.anizeen.com/links.php

[andyv72]

AndrewD, you're the best !!

Everthing is working fine again.

Thanks

I can only say the same...
Thanks for the Update it works very fine thx :up::up:

[AndrewD]

Hmm... after I upgraded to 4.0.2 & LDM 3.0.2 on my online site I have no menu issues. :confused:

http://www.anizeen.com/links.php

Glad to hear this :)

I suspect that your test site has a mixture of old and new LDM software - the 'double menu item' problem did exist until last week when the scripts were renamed.

[AndrewD]

Yes I have r?installed the widget

Isn't the string 08 Affichage, etc, the category name?

[abdelghani68]

Isn't the string 08 Affichage, etc, the category name?

"08 affichage" is the numbers of displays -> "08 hits"

[AndrewD]

"08 affichage" is the numbers of displays -> "08 hits"

Ouch -- and I lived and worked in France for 10 years and forgot that ;)

[obmob]

Glad to hear this :)

I suspect that your test site has a mixture of old and new LDM software - the 'double menu item' problem did exist until last week when the scripts were renamed.

Yeah, might be that, thanks Andrew!
A nice weekend for you! :)

[shyguy82]

Hello Andrew, this looks like a great plugin. I have a question for you if you dont mind.
Let me first say what I'm trying to accomplish. I have a large forum of musicians. They all currently upload their songs/compositions inside of post/thread. Even though its not an ideal solution but at least people can search for them.

The question I have is this, is it possible to setup your mod in a way where you can define Genres as categories and then have people upload their songs/compositions and also include the artist name? I've been searching for something like this for quite some time but can't really find anything that suites my need. Or is there a plugin that allows to do a Thread/Post upload and also provide more details about the file being uploaded, like artist, generes etc?

Thank you very much for you time.

[AndrewD]

Hello Andrew, this looks like a great plugin. I have a question for you if you dont mind.
Let me first say what I'm trying to accomplish. I have a large forum of musicians. They all currently upload their songs/compositions inside of post/thread. Even though its not an ideal solution but at least people can search for them.

The question I have is this, is it possible to setup your mod in a way where you can define Genres as categories and then have people upload their songs/compositions and also include the artist name? I've been searching for something like this for quite some time but can't really find anything that suites my need. Or is there a plugin that allows to do a Thread/Post upload and also provide more details about the file being uploaded, like artist, generes etc?

Thank you very much for you time.

I think this would do what you want - as you say, you would set up the genres as categories, you would give authorised users the right to upload into these categories, and they would create entries which used the title and description fields to hold the track name and brief description. The entries are automatically tagged with the user name submitting them. You can then, if you want, create 'additional attribute' fields to hold standardised information like song length, etc. If you wanted to have the artist name as one of these fields, that is possible.

Happy to help you get started if you have problems.

[Ophelia]

Hi Andrew,
We have uploaded the newest version, thank you so much for working so hard on progressing this product. Do you know if this upgrade addressed the issue with hidden files causing errors for members who were marked as not able to view hidden files?

[AndrewD]

Hi Andrew,
We have uploaded the newest version, thank you so much for working so hard on progressing this product. Do you know if this upgrade addressed the issue with hidden files causing errors for members who were marked as not able to view hidden files?

Yes, I think that is fixed.

[shyguy82]

I think this would do what you want - as you say, you would set up the genres as categories, you would give authorised users the right to upload into these categories, and they would create entries which used the title and description fields to hold the track name and brief description. The entries are automatically tagged with the user name submitting them. You can then, if you want, create 'additional attribute' fields to hold standardised information like song length, etc. If you wanted to have the artist name as one of these fields, that is possible.


Thank you Andrew for your detailed response. Just 1 more follow up. When you say add additional fields, would I do that in AdminCP for your MOD? Or would this have to be changed manually in the code somewhere?

Thanks

[obmob]

Probably Andrew refers to add extra entities to fit your needs. Check the Wiki (http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php/Links_and_Downloads_Manager) shyguy82. :D

[foxfirediego]

Hello Andrew, I have had the version 2.3.2 installed and working on my forum. So I have had to upgrade to version 4 of vBulletin - so I have to upgrade LDM as well, but looks like things are still on the old style. Check attachments.

Original Pic - the forum home
Messed - After upgrading to latest version of LDM 3.0.2 - I see the old style.

EDIT: Nevermind, I found that LDM still has my old style selected.

[abdelghani68]

The comments doesn't works for me. is there a bug ?

[AndrewD]

Thank you Andrew for your detailed response. Just 1 more follow up. When you say add additional fields, would I do that in AdminCP for your MOD? Or would this have to be changed manually in the code somewhere?

Thanks

There is a page in the LDM admin section for defining these additional fields. As ObMob says, the wiki should explain - if not, get back to me and I'm happy to help.

[AndrewD]

The comments doesn't works for me. is there a bug ?

Not as far as I know. Do you want me to take a look at your site? I tried but it seems to be closed.

[Ophelia]

Not as far as I know. Do you want me to take a look at your site? I tried but it seems to be closed.

We were seeing this issue to, but it appears to be an issue with Rating. If you keep the "clear ratings" ticked and put in a comment, the comment will not post. If you rate the link/download and post a comment, the comment will show up. Was just coming to post this actually :)

[AndrewD]

We were seeing this issue to, but it appears to be an issue with Rating. If you keep the "clear ratings" ticked and put in a comment, the comment will not post. If you rate the link/download and post a comment, the comment will show up. Was just coming to post this actually :)

So far, I can't reproduce this, but I have seen a related problem which is connected with the text edit boxes. If you have the full "Standard + WYSIWYG Controls" enabled (vb/admincp/Message Posting Interface Options), then text that is entered in the edit box sometimes does not get picked up correctly by LDM, whereas everything works ok in Standard mode.

I will try to get to the bottom of this.

[obmob]

I couple months ago I moved my vB sites into a VPS. I've realized I'm having memory issues, lately it's been a little problem, so I start checking and it seems resizing images withing LDM is one of the reasons of the high cpu work.

I'm a newbie in terms of using VPS, but his is a sample i got from my support:

User Domain %CPU %MEM MySQL Processes
osito3 ositobarrigon.com 2.45 369.57 2.4
Top Process %CPU 10.2 httpd [ositobarrigon.com] [/dll_resize.php?linkid15&size275]
Top Process %CPU 4.5 httpd [ositobarrigon.com] [/dll_resize.php?linkid378&entityid14&size75]
###


Also, I realized resize is taking lot more than before in anizeen.com. You think it is possible to add an extra image size to have a medium and a regular thumbnail without using the resize script?

Thanks

[abdelghani68]

For screenshots of websites, you can add it :

http://www.thumbshots.com/

[pjcnlv]

I am interested in this mod but, would like to see how rich the "external Links" system works. Can someone post a demo URL?

Thanks

[AndrewD]

I couple months ago I moved my vB sites into a VPS. I've realized I'm having memory issues, lately it's been a little problem, so I start checking and it seems resizing images withing LDM is one of the reasons of the high cpu work.

I'm a newbie in terms of using VPS, but his is a sample i got from my support:

User Domain %CPU %MEM MySQL Processes
osito3 ositobarrigon.com 2.45 369.57 2.4
Top Process %CPU 10.2 httpd [ositobarrigon.com] [/dll_resize.php?linkid15&size275]
Top Process %CPU 4.5 httpd [ositobarrigon.com] [/dll_resize.php?linkid378&entityid14&size75]
###


Also, I realized resize is taking lot more than before in anizeen.com. You think it is possible to add an extra image size to have a medium and a regular thumbnail without using the resize script?

Thanks

I think this is possible, but will need some work, which I will look into. I also think you are right that this is a potential cause of high overhead with graphics rich sites such as yours.

v3.0.x of LDM does contain some other settings for reducing cpu overhead (at a cost of extra memory usage), which you might like to test - see the display bit caching settings in the ldm/admin/settings page. I'd appreciate reports.

[obmob]

I think this is possible, but will need some work, which I will look into. I also think you are right that this is a potential cause of high overhead with graphics rich sites such as yours.

v3.0.x of LDM does contain some other settings for reducing cpu overhead (at a cost of extra memory usage), which you might like to test - see the display bit caching settings in the ldm/admin/settings page. I'd appreciate reports.

OK, I enabled display bit caching, let's see how the week goes, thanks Andrew.

[E.T.]

Hi AndrewD,

Found a little issue and proberly it has something to do with wrong settings within my forum....

In the downloads the uploaded picture is showing, but in the automated postings on the forum itself the picture isn't display, it comes with the wrong url

hxxp://www.xxxxx.eu/forum/forum.php/UpLoads/imageuploads/211712678157878840.jpg

As you see there is a forum.php within the url.

Do you have any idea how this can be fixed ?

Thanks in advance

Regards,
Marcel

[pjcnlv]

I have the product installed with a generic config and it tests fine with image and pdf files but fails on mp3 file streams. The player window launches and immediately says "Unable to proceed - Error generated by JW player".

There is nothing in the httpd/error_log files on the server indicating an issue.

Has anyone else seen this?

[Britmovie]

Hi have installed a fresh install. Uploaded an mp3 file see http://www.britmovie.net/britforum/local_links.php?catid=3
File uploaded and can be downloaded and played, but when clicked media player opens but doesnt play. Any ideas please?

Get this in google chrome
Error #2044: Unhandled IOErrorEvent:. text=Error #2124: Loaded file is an unknown type.

[abdelghani68]

when JWplayeris is active :

I can enter in the categorie, there is this error :

Warning: require_once([path]/includes/local_links_flashsites.php) [function.require-once (http://www.sabil.fr/function.require-once)]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/includes/local_links_players.php(108) : eval()'d code on line 26

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require (http://www.sabil.fr/function.require)]: Failed opening required '/home/www/51bf8dd46724439e6e993b928301259b/web/includes/local_links_flashsites.php' (include_path='.:/opt/php/lib/php') in /home/www/51bf8dd46724439e6e993b928301259b/web/includes/local_links_players.php(108) : eval()'d code on line 26

[foxfirediego]

trying to check latest version
Version check failed. No version number was found at this location. The URL for the version check may be incorrect, or the server may be experiencing problems. Please try again later.

[AndrewD]

Hi have installed a fresh install. Uploaded an mp3 file see http://www.britmovie.net/britforum/local_links.php?catid=3
File uploaded and can be downloaded and played, but when clicked media player opens but doesnt play. Any ideas please?

Get this in google chrome

This is caused by a silly bug in the latest release of LDM. It should be cured by uploading these files. local_stream.php goes in the main forum directory; local_links_main_fetch.php goes in the includes directory.

[Britmovie]

I have the product installed with a generic config and it tests fine with image and pdf files but fails on mp3 file streams. The player window launches and immediately says "Unable to proceed - Error generated by JW player".

There is nothing in the httpd/error_log files on the server indicating an issue.

Has anyone else seen this?

Thanks the files solved that problem now I get the same as the above? Getting there.

[Britmovie]

I reinstalled the mp3 file and it worked a treat. More functions etc than downloads 2, well done.

[AndrewD]

I have the product installed with a generic config and it tests fine with image and pdf files but fails on mp3 file streams. The player window launches and immediately says "Unable to proceed - Error generated by JW player".

There is nothing in the httpd/error_log files on the server indicating an issue.

Has anyone else seen this?

The JW player is a third-party product writen in Flash, and unfortunately it does not (apparently cannot) provide detailed error information when something goes wrong. This message was the best I could do - previously the player was just hanging when it was unable to play the file. One possibility is that the mp3 file is corrupt - you might try the same as Britmovie and simply reload the file. Also check - does the download icon work and does the downloaded file play correctly?

If necessary, I'm happy to take a look at your site.