Hello All,

Firstly I'll introduce myself by saying that Im new to VBulletin, I installed it 5 days ago. Im in the process of learning so that I can migrate from PHPBB.


I have installed LDM and have it working in a basic fashion here http://www.siliconhell.com/forum/index.php

I have configured it so that anybody can see the QUIZZES
I have configured the ANSWERS so that only registered users have access.

My question is:
Can it be configured so that anybody can see the ANSWERS section and read the descriptions, but only registered users can download the files?

This way the user are enticed into joining, and the spiders crawl and list the answer page.

I have done a quick RTFM but I have to admit that I got a little lost :confused:

Thanks for your patience :)

VinylJunky

Welcome!

Two possible solutions, with an option on the first.

1) Go to the LDM admin/permissions page. Give "Can Access Entry" permission to the usergroups that you want to be able to download the files. Take the permission away from the other groups.

By default, this will produce pages without clickable urls for the usergroups who don't have access.

Option: go to LDM/admin/settings page and find the protected_link setting. If you set it to 1, people will see a url but be given a 'no permission' message if they try to access. If you set it to 2, it will take them to a 'register me' page.


2) Alternatively (in my view not as good) go to LDM admin/bandwidth settings (wording depends on the version you're running), and give the groups who you don't want accessing the files a zero allowance of files per day.

That way, they'll see the url but when they click it they'll be told 'no'

Yes, I've just tested my mod_rewrite rules within an htaccess file, and something strange happens - I don't know why, and I believe those guys who describe mod_rewrite as voodoo. I'll try to find out what's going wrong and post a reply.

In the meantime, I suggest you switch off the LDM seo_friendly. Also, you *must* turn off LDM's mod_rewrite (i.e. have a blank file) - this has nothing at all to do with seo.

Sorry for the problems. We'll get there.

Thank you so much Andrew

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewD (Post 1187630) Welcome! Two possible solutions, with an option on the first. 1) Go to the LDM admin/permissions page. Give "Can Access Entry" permission to the usergroups that you want to be able to download the files. Take the permission away from the other groups. By default, this will produce pages without clickable urls for the usergroups who don't have access. Option: go to LDM/admin/settings page and find the protected_link setting. If you set it to 1, people will see a url but be given a 'no permission' message if they try to access. If you set it to 2, it will take them to a 'register me' page.

That is just what I needed to know and it does exactly what I need.

Thank You for a great MOD and brilliant support :)

VinylJunky

I've played around with mod_rewrite in an .htaccess file, and this seems to work correctly:

Will welcome your experience.

I'm sorry, it doesn't work. Same "No input file specified" error.
Do i need to add something to the mod_rewrite settings field too ?

Read your PM please, i attached my .htaccess file.

I'll take a look.

something like this is happening to me too. For most users it works fine but for at least one, he can view the files but when he clicks on one, he gets sent to a login screen for vbulletin or gets an error that he doesn't have persmission to access the files. But his settings are the same as all my other vb members.

Is he in exactly the same combination of usergroups as your other users? This sounds like LDM discovering that the user has permission to view but not to save.

AndrewD, the mod_rewrite (admin settings field), what is supposed to do ?
If the seo friendly option is enabled and the rewrite conditions are given to the .htaccess file or directly to http.conf file ; what mod_rewrite field should do ?

I deleted all other .htaccess rules (from vbseo , etc) to see if it is a conflict or not. It doesn't work even with the proper rules you quoted ; so it must be the script/commands.

Does anybody made it work with .htaccess rules ?
Please anwser.

I am getting a really weird problem...I installed, didnt really change to much on the config just yet but my site is mystic-panda.com I also have another site which is mysticmagma.com

I added some categories and stuff to the site ok easy, added a link now I went back to my forums and clicked the link to one of the categories and it comes out with the link http://www.mysticmagma.com/local_links.php?catid=2 not http://mystic-panda.com/forums/local_links.php?catid=2 anyone know why??


EDIT: Its ok I figured out the problem it was left over in my settings from when I updated to the new VB

Sorry, we're going round in circles with this.

For me, the SEO features of LDM work fine with the htaccess rules I sent you (and which are now in the Wiki), and also works with (very similar) rules in http.conf.

The SEO features work at two levels:
- you tell LDM to generate SEO-friendly links (i.e. yoursite/forum/local_links/link/12/3 instead of yoursite/forum/local_links.php?catid=12&linkid=3) by setting the seo_friendly option on the LDM admin page
- you tell Apache how to process these links by the rules in http.conf/.htaccess.

It seems your problem is in step 2. The only way to get to the bottom of it is by step-by-step debugging of your Apache setup. The easiest way is with a combination of RewriteLog and RewriteLogLevel commands (see apache documentation). But maybe you cannot do this on your server, in which case, it's a matter of trial and error - add one line at a time until you discover what breaks.

The LDM admin setting "mod_rewrite" is confusing things, I think. This has absolutely nothing to do with search engine optimisation - turn it off - you should not be using it. It was added to LDM to implement a few of the functions of the Apache module. Its purpose is explained in the Wiki (see http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php/Hacking_LDM). It modifies 'on the fly' the hidden urls that are stored in your LDM database, at the instant before someone tries to visit one of them. Suppose (for example) you've set up a lot of LDM entries pointing to files at http://site1 and they've all moved temporarily to http://site2. Instead of editing your whole database, you can just turn on LDM's mod_rewrite, with a rule to translate site1 to site 2. As I said, turn it off, you don't need it.

whoa. been a while.

just finally upgraded and love the improvements. still have to delve in more..but so far admin set up is sooo much better and easier to use. great job! (as usual)

will let u know if any other questions.

and as a little token of appreciation, here's a MP3 gif I use that everyone is free to use as well. I think its a bit more leet / pro looking, imo.

ps. I am trying to enable the seo friendly options...

but for the option:

where would need to put the htaccess file? root? forum root? ldm root folder?



and / or what is the http.config file? or where is it? couldnt' find it.
(I'm a n00b. :()

also, tried installing the vbCMPS ldm_new_thumb.module ... but it gets the url to the link wrong.

ie: links to

instead of

*ie: doesn't pick up the right folder.

any suggestions? I think this would be a cool module otherwise.

Noted, will fix in final 2.2.7

httpd.conf is the Apach configuration file, assuming your server is running Apache.. Not a good idea to try to get SEO working unless you understand Apache and higher incantations. It's voodoo.

ok cool...but then where do I put the htaccess file then? I have some set already in different folders from vbseo and other configurations I've done.

and ps..again.. great job with the improvements. love the new inline media player and features.

I'm not an expert on this - and don't really want to become one :)

As far as I know, you can put the .htaccess in any web directory and it then applies to pages in that directory and in all subdirectories. I'm not sure if the contents of the file change at all - there are some subtle differences between what happens when processed in the httpd.conf and in .htaccess files (e.g. you'll see extra directory slashes).

ok thanx. I'll give it a try and let you know.

next issue: tried to install LIGHTBOX v2, but it didn't work and I'm wondering if this is the problem...

Readme says:
but there is was no INCLUDES folder provided in the Lightbox folder, it only had

v2/clientscript/4 .js files
v2/lightbox-icon/7 .gif files
v2/lightbox.xml

(ie: NO includes folder).



again, didn't work and think may be because of missing folder??

It's assuming that the cmps_index.php script is running in your forums directory. You can fix it by editing the adv_portal_custom_ldm_new_thumb_one template - put an appropriate path to your forums directory in front of the $LINKS_SCRIPT and $RESIZE_SCRIPT variables.

No doubt I've made this mistake consistently in other modules too. Thanks for pointing it out.

I upgraded LDM to 2.2.7. Now a link of "http://www.abc.com/forums/local_links.php?action=jump&id=3120&catid=1" works just fine and shows a standard save box:

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/external/2007/02/1.png

But a link of "http://www.abc.com/forums/local_link.php?catid=1&linkid=3120" produces an error "404 Not Found - The requested URL /forums/local_link.php?catid=1&linkid=3120 does not exist."

hmm.. well putting the htaccess file my LDM directory (using with the script from the wiki) didn't work. just got a 404 error.

don't really know where to go from there.


ps. LOVE the flash sites extras patch. incredible job. I can see that being a big thing in combo with new inline player. :)

Weird. That doesn't happen for me. Do you want me to take a look at your site?

ok that worked, but it won't conform to the size of the module. I had it in the left column and it breaks out in FF and just stretches the box wiiiiiide in IE.

how do you get it to conform to the width of the module box? and/or go into new rows?

I'd noticed that myself. The final version will include parameter options on the VBA admin pages to set the size. Currently it's using the value of link_imagesize param from your LDM admin.

You can again change this in the meantime by editing the adv_portal_custom_ldm_new_thumb template - just replace the size= parameter in the line

ok. but is there a way to make it go into multiple rows to fit the box? I don't necessarily want 10 tiny tiny thumbnails. especially if I decide to move the box -- then gotta resize everything again. :/

some guests on my forum found a way to watch some wmv files without being registred.
How is this possible? when I check the links myself when not logged in they do work but I can't find them anywhere on the forum when not logged in and when I use the link where they are supposed to click on it doesn't work (so I can't find a way how they could download the file without being registered)

How can I solve this problem I installed the latest version

I imagine they are just constructing the urls manually.

If you want to prevent unregistered users from accessing your entries, you need to use the permission system. There are two ways of doing with this - either turn off the *can_access_link* permission on the LDM admin permissions page, or assign one of your forums to the entries/categories and then give that forum the viewing permissions you want.

Let me know if you need more help.

Everytime I go to translate this mod I cry after seeing 63 pages of phrases lol O_O

How do you think I feel ;)

he's the same as all the others. It won't let him actually view anything either. He sees the list of files but seems to get kicked out when he clicks on one of them

Spanish translation is quite done, so far! :D

Still testing 2.2.7 :cool:

I'm happy to help you get to the bottom of this, but I'll need full access to your site. Send me a PM with details if you want me to do this - also let me know which user is affected.

How would I add the latest files of a category to mediawiki/vbwiki? Is this simple to do?
I'd like a simular mod as you made for vbwiki as we have for vbadvanced.

I get a lot of sql errors (i'm running the latest version)
Database error in vBulletin 3.6.4:

Have you downloaded and installed the patched version of local_links_search.php (see the first post of this thread). The version in the zip file is broken. Sorry about that.

ow must have looked over it. thanks for the fast response :-)

grtz