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 berayiwu5

I've gone to LDM/admin/statistics, as suggested. But I can't find the 'downloads' table. And how do I prune it?

Thanks.

1) Either
http:// yoursite / local_links_admin.php?action=admin&set=statistics
then "View Hits"
or, directly
http:// yoursite /local_links_admin.php?action=logjumps

2) Then enter a start and end date, display the records, and then select Archive and Delete.

Alternatively you can just use a utility like phpmyadmin to take a look at the database tables, and empty the local_linksdownloads table.

It's worth taking a look with phpmyadmin to get an idea of how big your database is and which tables are actually the large ones.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by |oR|Greg

Ok, well I got YouTube working nicely, but I can't seem to get Google videos working at all.

The only other thing I've tried to do Andrew for YouTube, is set an icon for the file but it's not working. I altered the php code like so:

PHP Code:

            if(stristr($linkurl, 'youtube.com/watch?v=')) {
            $linktypebit = '<img border="0" src="http://www.amacny.com/vb/images/editor/youtube.gif" alt="YouTube Video" />';
            $is_musicbox = 1;
            } 


Well, I created a plugin at ldm_linkbit_create (which is where I imagine you're attacking), and just used your code. It works fine for me, see image:

[phovanxua]

Hi AndrewD ,

I read it here some where that you show how to import file by scan it through the Server file folder .

For example : if I create 1 file name : "music_mp3" and store many mp3 there in the server , how can I use LDM to scan that folder ?

How can I do that ?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by phovanxua

Hi AndrewD ,

I read it here some where that you show how to import file by scan it through the Server file folder .

For example : if I create 1 file name : "music_mp3" and store many mp3 there in the server , how can I use LDM to scan that folder ?

How can I do that ?

There are two ways:

a) you can do it manually
- create the LDM category that you want to use to hold the mp3s
- go to LDM admin/categories, look for that categpory, and click 'scan'
- use the 'scan in directory' drop down to navigate to the directory you want to scan (nb - you cannot get outside the directory space defined by how you have set the LDM settings 'local_file_root' and 'local_file_root_prefix' - by default, this is your web site structure, but you can change that if necessary)
- select the files of interest and go

b) you can do it automatically
- LDM admin/settings -> Category Synchronisation Controls + turn on 'sync_enabled'
- create the LDM category that you want to use to hold the mp3s, and enter the directory name that you want to synchronise with. If you want to sync with web site directory /mp3s, held at the top of your web site, then enter /mp3s in the box
- set it going. depending on how many files you have, it will pick then up in one or several visits to the category.

[phovanxua]

I still can't get it to work .

Can you check your PM .

[|oR|Greg]

Andrew... lol... actually it's working right from the local_links_include, but being the dummy that I am, I edited the linktypebit out of my template, I switched templates and there it is.

[berayiwu5]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

1) Either
http:// yoursite / local_links_admin.php?action=admin&set=statistics
then "View Hits"
or, directly
http:// yoursite /local_links_admin.php?action=logjumps

2) Then enter a start and end date, display the records, and then select Archive and Delete.

Alternatively you can just use a utility like phpmyadmin to take a look at the database tables, and empty the local_linksdownloads table.

It's worth taking a look with phpmyadmin to get an idea of how big your database is and which tables are actually the large ones.

Thanks, AndrewD. It's done.

[imranbaig]

Can DownloadsII and ECDownloads Co-exist?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by imranbaig

Can DownloadsII and ECDownloads Co-exist?

No idea, since this is neither of those hacks!

[Slave]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

No idea, since this is neither of those hacks!

LOL