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 obmob

Hello, hello, i was reading about synchronisation... i'm setting up a new forum and was wondering if it's a good idea to use this feature... how does this work?

If i create categories and subcategories, does this create folders and subfolders automatically?

How are the files added? I should upload them to the folders using ftp... or using the upload system in LDM? O.o

I'm confused... x.x
Thanks

The synchronisation features are intended for the situation where you maintain a large library of files on your server, neatly organised into directories and subdirectories, and you want LDM to translate that directory/file structure into the corresponding category/entry structure, and automatically create/delete categories and entries as necessary.

Two examples:
a) you are running your web server directly on a PC where you also maintain your personal photo library or music library. Rather than using LDM to upload and enter the files one at a time, you can use it to monitor the contents of the directories where you are storing these photo/music files.
b) you have a group of support staff who provide files to you by ftp upload. You don't want them to bother adding them to LDM; instead you can use the LDM synchronisation features to add them automatically.

What the synchronisation feature can't do is provide descriptive entries for the categories or entries, but you can do this yourself after these have been created.

Hope that's clear.

[obmob]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

The synchronisation features are intended for the situation where you maintain a large library of files on your server, neatly organised into directories and subdirectories, and you want LDM to translate that directory/file structure into the corresponding category/entry structure, and automatically create/delete categories and entries as necessary.

Two examples:
a) you are running your web server directly on a PC where you also maintain your personal photo library or music library. Rather than using LDM to upload and enter the files one at a time, you can use it to monitor the contents of the directories where you are storing these photo/music files.
b) you have a group of support staff who provide files to you by ftp upload. You don't want them to bother adding them to LDM; instead you can use the LDM synchronisation features to add them automatically.

What the synchronisation feature can't do is provide descriptive entries for the categories or entries, but you can do this yourself after these have been created.

Hope that's clear.

Oh, ok, but what if i use thumnails or a second image, does this search for the thumbnail or i should also add it later?

Thanks Andrew!

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by obmob

Oh, ok, but what if i use thumnails or a second image, does this search for the thumbnail or i should also add it later?

Thanks Andrew!

If the thumbnail comes from the entry itself, then it's created automatically. If you use a second image, then you have to add it later.

[The Realist]

Installed ok as far as I can see but when I try and upload say a short movie clip it goes through the upload process ok, then it just says its ok but nothing shows in the catagory?

Also sometimes it just says its finished uploading and it just repeats the same white page over and over again and if I refresh it nothing has uploaded?

Any ideas?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by The Realist

Installed ok as far as I can see but when I try and upload say a short movie clip it goes through the upload process ok, then it just says its ok but nothing shows in the catagory?

Also sometimes it just says its finished uploading and it just repeats the same white page over and over again and if I refresh it nothing has uploaded?

Any ideas?

Take a look at your php.ini settings (ldm/admin/settings or vb/admincp/maintenance/phpinfo) and see if you are actually able to upload files of the size you are trying (post_max_size, upload_max_filesize). Check that post_max_size has a larger value than upload_max_filesize.

Try uploading a small pdf file just to check that the basic upload process is working ok.

[The Realist]

Tried a small upload and that failed, it said "The page cannot be displayed".

Any ideas?

[obmob]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

If the thumbnail comes from the entry itself, then it's created automatically. If you use a second image, then you have to add it later.

Good, i'll test this feature, thanks Andrew!

[Ren? Kunze]

Hello,
unfortunately I have a small problem and must you again trouble.
I changed and now can the server I unfortunately no new left with me more enter.
If I enter everything and on send press then come after approximately 3 min a white side, or he says procedure worked on, please to wait.

There it remains hanging then.

You can help me please.

Greeting Rene

[The Realist]

Same sort of problem here.

Originally Posted by Ren? Kunze

Hello,
unfortunately I have a small problem and must you again trouble.
I changed and now can the server I unfortunately no new left with me more enter.
If I enter everything and on send press then come after approximately 3 min a white side, or he says procedure worked on, please to wait.

There it remains hanging then.

You can help me please.

Greeting Rene

[The Realist]

When I click on _http://www.xxxxxxxxxx.com/local_links_admin.php and in there I click Settings then I click Update I get the following error:

Website found.
White page
Done

Then The page cannot be displayed Cannot find server or DNS Error

If I then refresh the page, then I see the page ok but nothing has changed.

Any ideas?

Have re uploded all files and still getting the same error?