Major Additions - Links and Downloads Manager

Version 2.3.0 of LDM is now the official release. This works with both VB3.7 and VB3.8. You can obtain it here

Version 2.2.8 remains available here, with limited support.

04.02.08: patch-cat.xml 'extra' uploaded - see first post for information

27.10.07: Version 2.2.8-post1 uploaded
French translation of product installer uploaded (other language translations are in the main release zip)

Remember to back up your current database tables before upgrading.

What this is and does

LDM is a general-purpose link and file manager, which handles user uploads and downloads in a flexible way. A range of media players is integrated into LDM and others are included as plugin extras. LDM is described below in the first post of this thread, which also contains a brief list of the currently-known bugs.

This release of LDM works correctly with all VB versions 3.6.x and recent versions of vbadvanced.

Documentation, screen shots, etc, are provided as a Wiki at http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php...nloads_Manager

Thank you to everyone who has tested, given suggestions, helped with the translations, etc.

[Eccentricity]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

I would be irritated also.

Technically, this is about getting windows media player to use the 'partial content http 206' features that are built into the web and into LDM. I'm not sure why it's not already working for you, but will invetsigate.

If you need admin access to the site just PM me.

[msalman]

i just installed this mod and i have an issue with settings i suppose. Whenever i try to click on new added category. It takes me to following page which doesn't exits
http://www.mysite.com/forums/local_links/links/1
Can someone help me, thanks?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by msalman

i just installed this mod and i have an issue with settings i suppose. Whenever i try to click on new added category. It takes me to following page which doesn't exits
http://www.mysite.com/forums/local_links/links/1
Can someone help me, thanks?

you've enabled the 'search engine friendly' option on the ldm admin settings page, but you have not configured your web server to recognise the urls. disable seo_friendly

[jayunsplanet]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

As ObMob says, this is done using the forums protection system.

Choose (or set up) one of your forums that has the same usergroup permissions that you want for your LDM category/entries.

Edit the category

Find the section 'Parent Forum'

Select the relevant forum, and check the 'also make this forum the parent of all links'

Submit.

This will do the trick.

Worked like a charm. Thanks Andrew!

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Rouzbeh1

it would be very handy not being forced to edit each single entry, to add an additional download link, but for my conditions, i am getting out of space on my servers, so one mirror may not include a complete list of all files added to LDM.
so it may lead too many broken links if we don't control the error codes....
FYI: 3507 Entries with avg. size of 85 MB per each file
i think i was not completely right when speaking of mirrors, because a mirror is a COPY of the original server with different base url.... what i was talking about was alternative download locations.
is there a possibility to chat with you in messengers so that i could explain what i exactly need before you spend your time on implementing this feature?

thanks

Please see the attached screenshots which show how I've implemented the mirror in 2.2.8.

I've added a new admin page where you define a list of mirrors by specifying the partial url to be matched and the replacement.

When a user tries to download a url and the url matches a mirror test, LDM visits each of the available mirrors and obtains a response code for the url of interest. If more than one mirror is able and willing to satisfy the request, LDM invites the user to select one. If only one is available, it accesses that automatically.

For the jukebox, I think I will simply select a mirror at random.

This feature only works if your server has the php cURL module installed.

Please confirm that this is what you had in mind, and if you have any more suggestions before I finalise this.

[obmob]

Interesting sutff Andrew... this means 2.2.8 is coming soon?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by obmob

Interesting sutff Andrew... this means 2.2.8 is coming soon?

very soon, but there's sooo much to test each time...

Your wish for a filmstrip display is included

[obmob]

WOW! Awesome!

OK... now it's a good day, thanks!

[tamborinegal]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Second, I assume you are using the category *select* menu method, rather than the alternative long list of check boxes.

Edit the *links_addnewlink_catselect_multi* template and replace by the attached.

After you have done this, users who have *can_set_permissions* permission will still be able to select multiple categories. Others will only be able to select one.

Thanks Andrew, that worked perfectly. I'm off to donate, this is such a great add on and I've been meaning to support all the work you put into it for some time now.

Thank you

Clancy

[Rouzbeh1]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Please see the attached screenshots which show how I've implemented the mirror in 2.2.8.

I've added a new admin page where you define a list of mirrors by specifying the partial url to be matched and the replacement.

When a user tries to download a url and the url matches a mirror test, LDM visits each of the available mirrors and obtains a response code for the url of interest. If more than one mirror is able and willing to satisfy the request, LDM invites the user to select one. If only one is available, it accesses that automatically.

For the jukebox, I think I will simply select a mirror at random.

This feature only works if your server has the php cURL module installed.

Please confirm that this is what you had in mind, and if you have any more suggestions before I finalise this.

it's PERFECT, no more suggestions
only the server on which LDM is running should have mod_cURL? or mirrors need this too

thank you very much