I see... Well, it would be great if someone picked it up - I cannot understand why Jelsoft does not just incorporate this product into vB....with the number of downloads (historically) it just seem strange that they would not adopt it...

My next question:

So...I'm running :

vB 4.1.3
PHP 5.3.6 and
MySQL 5.0.91-log

Does anyone know if this last version will run on these?

Thanks much,
//sse

vb4.1.3 and mysql 5.0.x are no problem. Im unclear about php 5.3 yet. Someone needs to bite that bullet. I expect it will be ok.

Ok - well, I'm almost at the point where I'm ready to jump in again (my users are screaming for their downloads)....of course, vB has now come out with 4.14 - so I guess I'll update to that first, and then try to install the latest version of this - hopefully it will work. I'll post an update once I do that - I'm doing a test.db first...

One word for anyone reading this - who's a developer worthy of this product: I would happily pay for this product (on an annual basis, or otherwise - assuming the cost is reasonable) in order to secure it's performance and support with the vB line going forward.

I think it's crazy that it's not just scooped up and maintained by someone. If I were a developer, I know I would.

//sse

Well, that was unpleasant. I've upgraded to vB 4.14 and the LDM installation failed - with the following error:

That is an easy fix. Just change the compatible version.

In the product xml file find:
replace with:
Re-import with overwrite.

Ahhhhhh - I should know better than to give up before you guys comment. Ok - it's installed - and it picked up all my old tables, images and documents like before - saving me from weeks of re-entry work.... I guess I won't be abandoning this product yet... Thanks very much for your help. It appears (for now - on my test.db) that it works under my current parameters:

vB - 4.1.4
PHP - 5.3.6
MySQL - 5.1.55-log

If I run into any snags, I'll post them here.

By the way - you guys don't know (on the Shadowbox extra) which hook I specify when I add the Shadowbox plugin do you? I cannot remember, the instructions don't indicate it, and I cannot figure out which one it is just by looking at it...

Thanks again for the assistance - I appreciate it a great deal.

//sse

For anyone who needs it. Here is the LDM wiki.

That's great news. I was wondering about PHP5.3.6
Now only to find out if LDM works well on the latest version of MySQL, as that contains a major performance improvement and IBxAnders advises to upgrade to it.

I do not use the shadowbox plugin, but if you search the 3.7 LDM thread for it, you will likely find an answer.

Maybe you can talk to the guys on vB.org and ask for permission. Also, maybe you can try to create some sort of group with more developers. There seems to be some guys around with knowledge. :p

One new wrinkle -

With

vB - 4.1.4
PHP - 5.3.6
MySQL - 5.1.55-log

This version of LDM appears not to playing well with Safari, Chrome or IE...the text links within LDM do not come up - they show up as unknowns (question mark).

Under Firefox its fine - but not Safari, Chrome or IE.

Any ideas?

Thxs in advance -
//sse

That could be a PHP 5.3 issue. If this is true then thousands of sites will encounter this issue after upgrading to PHP 5.3
I have LDM working fine with vb4.1.4