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.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by rasun

OK thank you for you answer, looking forward to the "gold" version


An other question:

I want that external links use a dereferrer (anonym.to) to hide my site as referrer...the final link should looks like this: http://anonym.to?http://www.posted_site.com
Where should I add this to parse the external links automatically like this?
If it?s possible, local links shouldn?t use the dereferrer.

Can you help me with this?

This is the first occasion for months when I have used the LDM slimmed down mod_rewrite feature....

Create and upload a file (e.g.) 'anon.txt' containing the following:

RewriteRule http: http://anonym.to?http:

and go to LDM/admin/settings/mod_rewrite and point the setting at this file.

[rasun]

Yes this works, thank you!

Is it possible to use the dereferrer only for external links and local files do not use it...?
Now all links use it.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by rasun

Yes this works, thank you!

Is it possible to use the dereferrer only for external links and local files do not use it...?
Now all links use it.

Are you setting up your local files with a full url? e.g. http://yoursite/yourdir/file.type? This format will trigger the rule

You can just use /yourdir/file.type for local files, which should not trigger it.

[rasun]

Ah ok I see.

Yes I used the full url also for local links...
OK will use the short url´s insted of it.

Any other solutions to recognize local links in full url isn´t possible?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by rasun

Ah ok I see.

Yes I used the full url also for local links...
OK will use the short url?s insted of it.

Any other solutions to recognize local links in full url isn?t possible?

Sandwich the rule between rules that temporarily patch your own site, e,g,

RewriteRule http://yoursite gttp://yoursite
RewriteRule http: http://anonym.to?http:
RewriteRule gttp://yoursite http://yoursite

(I haven't yet implemented Apache's mod_rewrite option of breaking out of the rewrite tests at first match, which would make this simpler.)

[rasun]

Thanky you, this seems to work.

[PitchouneN64ngc]

AndrewD, can you add a little thing for local_links_admin.php?set=statistics (version 2.2.6)?

When there is nothing to be downloaded in the last 24 hours, for the "Access during last 24 hours" line, you have this:

     0 Hits
    bytes

The query is ok, but the bytes field from the query is empty (only when you have nothing to be downloaded since 24 hours).

After this:

PHP Code:

$linkstats['downloads'] = $count['downloads']; 


Can you add this?

PHP Code:

        if (empty($count['bytes']))
        {
            $count['bytes'] = 0;
        } 


The result of this code change will display this:

     0 Hits
    0bytes

Thanks

PS: The french file for 2.2.6 is ready

[phovanxua]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Difficult for me to imagine what is going on. Can you send me a PM with your site's url, so that I can take a look? Thanks

Hi AndrewD ,

Check PM .

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by PitchouneN64ngc

AndrewD, can you add a little thing for local_links_admin.php?set=statistics (version 2.2.6)?

When there is nothing to be downloaded in the last 24 hours, for the "Access during last 24 hours" line, you have this:

     0 Hits
    bytes

The query is ok, but the bytes field from the query is empty (only when you have nothing to be downloaded since 24 hours).

After this:

PHP Code:

$linkstats['downloads'] = $count['downloads']; 


Can you add this?

PHP Code:

        if (empty($count['bytes']))
        {
            $count['bytes'] = 0;
        } 


The result of this code change will display this:

     0 Hits
    0bytes

Thanks

PS: The french file for 2.2.6 is ready

Thanks - noted - will be fixed in the final upload of 2.2.6.

[kompakt]

I like how LDM has grown to be AndrewD. Thanks for the great work.

I noticed that if I edit a category and try go to the control settings or permisisons page, then right before the page finishes loading it redirects to the forum home page. Has anyone else experienced this? [EDIT- This isnt working for me: #176]

The directory sync seems to be working great, though it does not pick up the id3 tags of the files like it does when scanning the folders. How can I modify it to do so?

Also, how can I create a newest categories module, similar to the newest links module for vba cmps? also keep the autocreated threads limited to categories instead of links?

Thanks again