Major Additions - Links and Downloads Manager

What this is and does

LDM is a general-purpose tool for managing libraries of links and files, and handling uploads and downloads in a flexible way, while tracking and control user access. It has a range of integrated media players and a large library of 'plugin' extras.

Installation and Usage Explained in the on-line Wiki, with a brief explanation in the file instructions.txt in the release zip. The recent revision history is given in the first post of this thread.

Please use carefully and always backup your database before upgrading. Post reports of problems and suggestions for enhancements in this thread.

14.06.09 Version 2.3.0 is now the the officially-supported version. Works with 3.7 and vb 3.8. Please post comments in this thread

22.06.08 Version 2.2.9-post1 - This is the previous supported version. Works fine with all versions of vb 3.6 and vb 3.7. All standard features except profile integration and forum prefix selection work fine with vb 3.8.

[maroceve]

Hey there Andrew : for some reason LDM doesn't follow the style i applied to it.

Very wierd : http://www.maroceve.com/forums/local_links.php

[7lanet]

The following setting(s) are invalid
upload_dir : /up
Cannot access or create directory /up [/up]

i can not add upload_dir

[7lanet]

where to enter the value for "upload_dir"

[vbboarder]

The 3 LDM VBA modules for New entries, Hot entries, and Random entries do not show the Categories names when "show category name" is set to "yes." I have the modules displayed on right side column, 1 entry per row, and I tried both setting specific category ids and leaving the Categories setting blank (so that all categories are searched) - no luck in getting the category names to display (testing in 2.2.9-post1).

It's probably a common bug for the 3 VBA modules since they all call ldm_vba_links to construct the links, which calls ldm_get_entrybits to construct the entrybits. Can you please fix? Will be glad to test any fixes.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by 7lanet

i can not add upload_dir

Take a look at your admin settings, in particular *local_file_root* and *local_file_root_prefix*. From the error message, it looks as if you have set *local_file_root* to *yes* and left *local_file_root_prefix* unset.

With these values, by setting *upload_dir* to */up* you are telling LDM to store files in a top level directory called */up* on your file server, outside the web site. I imagine that the security settings on your server prohibit this.

Unless you have full control over your server, I suggest that you leave *local_file_root* set to *no* so that files are stored *inside* the web site. You *may* have to pre-create the upload directory (e.g. using an FTP tool), depending on the security on your server.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by maroceve

Hey there Andrew : for some reason LDM doesn't follow the style i applied to it.

Very wierd : http://www.maroceve.com/forums/local_links.php

Have you checked the setting *default_style* on the ldm/admin page? Try resetting it a couple of time - for example you may have set it to a style that no longer exists. Otherwise, am happy to take a look if you send me a PM with login details.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by vbboarder

The 3 LDM VBA modules for New entries, Hot entries, and Random entries do not show the Categories names when "show category name" is set to "yes." I have the modules displayed on right side column, 1 entry per row, and I tried both setting specific category ids and leaving the Categories setting blank (so that all categories are searched) - no luck in getting the category names to display (testing in 2.2.9-post1).

It's probably a common bug for the 3 VBA modules since they all call ldm_vba_links to construct the links, which calls ldm_get_entrybits to construct the entrybits. Can you please fix? Will be glad to test any fixes.

Yes, it was a common bug, introduced a couple of releases ago. Straightforward to fix but requiring changes in several places. Will include the fixes in the next release.

[7lanet]

upload_max_filesize 32M >= post_max_size 32M in php.ini file - Large uploads may fail without warning

Do not have a file php.ini
There is only a file .htaccess

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by 7lanet

Do not have a file php.ini
There is only a file .htaccess

Yes, you do have a php.ini, but you probably are not able to access it. You can ignore this warning - it's not serious - just be warned that if people try to upload files bigger than this size, they may not get a correct error message.

[7lanet]

I'm the average of all licenses

I can not Upload the files I do not know what to do