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 Zowners

You lost me.

I think he was trying to say that you need to make copies of the ldm_new module. Edit each of them to display entries from only one of your categories of interest, then install them separately into vba.

If you use only one module with the filter (ltoc IN (a,b,c)), then it will group all the categories into one display group.

I'll try to go through the whole vba installation process this weekend to get to the bottom of the other discussion.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by kompakt

My MIME types are defined correctly in the vbulletin attachments table, that never fixed it. I had to add the mimetypes into my .htaccess file and have force_redirect set to 1 for the mp3s to download correctly. Some times audio files work. But video files never work...

Now if the files were renamed in a way that they do not have any spaces, nor in their parent directories, will that fix it?

Can I take a look at your site? - I'm concerned that you are having to set force_redirect to 1 to get downloads to work properly. If so, send me a PM with an admin username/password.

[imranbaig]

Originally Posted by chorton

sounds to me like you need to increase the upload size in your php.ini file

Login to admincp>links and downloads>settings at the bottom of that page is a box with the following info
PHP 5.1.6
allow_url_fopen Yes
cURL Yes
GD2 Yes
open_basedir Unset
post_max_size 20M
upload_max_filesize 21M

what is your post_max_size and upload_max_filesize

PHP (php.ini) 4.3.11
allow_url_fopen Yes
cURL Yes
GD2 Yes
open_basedir (not set)
post_max_size 8M
upload_max_filesize 2M

I think 2mb is enough, the problem is even 10kb file is not being able to upload from LDM, it works from attachments, downloadsII and wallpapers.

[Alfa1]

Where do I place my .htaccess? I have been trying to get the rewrite to work without success.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by imranbaig

PHP (php.ini) 4.3.11
allow_url_fopen Yes
cURL Yes
GD2 Yes
open_basedir (not set)
post_max_size 8M
upload_max_filesize 2M

I think 2mb is enough, the problem is even 10kb file is not being able to upload from LDM, it works from attachments, downloadsII and wallpapers.

2mb is definitely enough. Can I take a look at your site, please. (send me a PM)

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Where do I place my .htaccess? I have been trying to get the rewrite to work without success.

Usually this goes in the forum directory, but I think it depends on the web server software you are using.

[Alfa1]

I have sent you this info by PM.
Is there an add on to vBSEO site map for LDM?

[obmob]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Andrew's problem is that he is in too many parts of Europe :knockedout: seems to spend his life on trains and planes. As a result, the number of ideas is dropping sharply.

no, no, don't let ideas drop down... ideas move and change the world!!!

You can also have a long nap from time to time.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by imranbaig

Thanks, apart from this, I got another issue when registered user's are trying to upload files, it gives error saying max file size exceeded even though the file is just 250kb got this error for 10kb file as well.

In my user groups have given them large size for attachments, in LDM max upload size is 0 unlimited (have 300gb space).
how can i fix this thanks

You have probably set the maximum filesize for every filetype to 5000 bytes in your vb/admincp/attachments/attachment manager information.

On your site, I can see that this limit is being set explicitly to 5000 (log on to LDM as a registered user, do 'add entry', and click on the drop down 'uploadable filetypes and size limits). This is only possible if the vb attachment table says this or if the one of the php.ini variables upload_max_filesize and post_max_size is set to 5000. You've told us that the second is not the case, so it must be the first.

Get back to me if this does not resolve the problem - you'll need to change my account to 'admin' for me to do any more.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by imranbaig

Wanted to Have a Standalone player, which opens as a popup, and along with links such as send to friend, close, a option to save/download would be nice.

I attach modified versions of the link_play_standalone and link_play_embedded templates, with the save/email/etc links included. Just import these via the VB admincp.

Originally Posted by imranbaig

There are templates like photo_album, modren, etc I liked the one which is photo album but it does not have save option.

You can edit any of the main linkbit templates to include a 'save' option. You need to place the following code:

<if condition="$linksavebit">$linkurlsave</if>

where you want it to appear.

The templates are as follows:

modern - links_linkbit
photo - links_linkbit_photo
table - links_linkbit_table
bold - links_linkbit_greg

Originally Posted by imranbaig

Also Is there a option to have sis files? i.e mobile phone themes? I have this in attachment table as Content-type: application/vnd.symbian.install, and add a screen shot for the themes?

If sis files are defined in the vb attachment table, then LDM will handle them automatically as downloadable files. However, there's no means to automatically display a screen shot - the standard utility libraries do not know how to extract the graphics. What you could do is create separate jpg files as screen shots and upload these as the accompanying 'image' in the LDM add entry form.