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.

Please use carefully and always backup your database before upgrading. Post reports of problems and suggestions for enhancements in this thread. You can also find extensive discussion of this mod in the VB3.7 mods section.

14.06.09 Version 2.3.0 is the the officially-supported version. Works with 3.7 and vb 3.8.

14.02.10 Post-1 version uploaded with minor bug fixes, including dealing with PHP 5.2.12


Staff Note: Sadly, Andrew D, the developer of the Links and Downloads Manager has passed away after a long period of illness.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Dierk Droth

Hi,

I recently had to upgrade out forum from vB3.6.X to latest vB3.8.X. In accordance I had to upgrade LDM. Now there is a problem:

As regular users edit an entry they created, the "Parent category" listbox at the bottom in NOT populated. As a result, if they confirm their editing they would get a "Category does not exist" error.

This is not a problem from admin forum users.

Any idea what could cause that?

Thanks in advance

Off-hand, I would imagine that this is a permissions-related problem. Do all your categories have associated 'parent forums'? Worth checking that regular users have 'canview' and 'canviewothers' permissions for these forums (vb/admincp). If this is not the problem, I'm very willing to take a look at your site, but will need full admin access - send me a PM if you want to go this route.

[Dierk Droth]

Andrew,

Thanks a bunch. I just sent you a PM. There now is even a more serious issue (see mail). Please let me know if you have any question.

Regards

[itsblack]

Thank you for the update!

[intensecool]

I need Urgent HELP with this..

i have Server set up and i did it all to fix it up..
i have stored file in ROOT, in a folder named DOWN.
Now, the last time i tried it worked out fine..
It wass a rar file of 20 mbs.

Now, i am trying it with an .ISO file of 2 GB, it doesnot work,,the path is same as the first one.
here is the error.

Link check failed. For a url pointing to a remote site, this may not be a cause for concern, as not all sites reply to the check. For a local file, something is wrong.
/folder1/filename.iso
Accept Modify

folder 1 is the folder under the root folder which is "down" in this case.
filename.rar is the file here.


i have also created the RAR file for that iso, but still not working.
What is to be done,,

I NEED REAL URGENT help to fix this.
An urgent project is getting delayed for a client of mine.

Any help is appreciated.

[reddyink]

Can someone tell me the differences (+, -) between this MOD and DownloadsII Mod?

Many thanks

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by intensecool

I need Urgent HELP with this..

i have Server set up and i did it all to fix it up..
i have stored file in ROOT, in a folder named DOWN.
Now, the last time i tried it worked out fine..
It wass a rar file of 20 mbs.

Now, i am trying it with an .ISO file of 2 GB, it doesnot work,,the path is same as the first one.
here is the error.



folder 1 is the folder under the root folder which is "down" in this case.
filename.rar is the file here.


i have also created the RAR file for that iso, but still not working.
What is to be done,,

I NEED REAL URGENT help to fix this.
An urgent project is getting delayed for a client of mine.

Any help is appreciated.

The place to start is to check that LDM is actually seeing the file in the right directory, i.e that your LDM settings are what you think. (For example, you seem to be saying that the file is stored in a subdirectory of the system root, but by default LDM looks for files in subdirectories of the web root directory.)

One way to do this is to go to LDM/admin/mass edits. Choose the 'scan' link next to the category in which you want to store the entry pointing to your .iso file. Then use the drop down menu to walk through the directory tree until you come to the directory with the iso file. The file should then show up - if it doesn't, then you've tracked down the problem.

If you want my help with this, send me site details and a username/password with admin privs.

[intensecool]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

The place to start is to check that LDM is actually seeing the file in the right directory, i.e that your LDM settings are what you think. (For example, you seem to be saying that the file is stored in a subdirectory of the system root, but by default LDM looks for files in subdirectories of the web root directory.)

One way to do this is to go to LDM/admin/mass edits. Choose the 'scan' link next to the category in which you want to store the entry pointing to your .iso file. Then use the drop down menu to walk through the directory tree until you come to the directory with the iso file. The file should then show up - if it doesn't, then you've tracked down the problem.

If you want my help with this, send me site details and a username/password with admin privs.

Thanks for the prompt reply..
Here is wat i get on doing above things..

I used MASS EDITS..
It throws the right directory, and shows the system root subdirectory as i have set it up..
Now next it shows this thing..

Skipped (not in mimetype table): 0 [1] iso [3] 1 [1]

Ths means i suppose it gets 3 .iso files and it skips them , but it finds the 2 .rar files correctly..

Now, when i try to add a file from .rar extension which exists there.. it shoots me the same error..
Leave the .iso file..it is not taking any other .rar file now..
I have spent the whole day in search of errors on this stuff..
but no use.

Where and what to do now...??

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by intensecool

Thanks for the prompt reply..
Here is wat i get on doing above things..

I used MASS EDITS..
It throws the right directory, and shows the system root subdirectory as i have set it up..
Now next it shows this thing..

Skipped (not in mimetype table): 0 [1] iso [3] 1 [1]

Ths means i suppose it gets 3 .iso files and it skips them , but it finds the 2 .rar files correctly..

Now, when i try to add a file from .rar extension which exists there.. it shoots me the same error..
Leave the .iso file..it is not taking any other .rar file now..
I have spent the whole day in search of errors on this stuff..
but no use.

Where and what to do now...??

The message says that it skips .iso files because you have not defined the .iso filetype in the vbulletin mimetype table.

As I said in the last message, I'm happy to take a look at your site if you send me details. It may be quicker/easier than trying to debug this remotely.

[intensecool]

Done ... you have pm please check.

I have added both .iso & .rar extensions for mime types

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by intensecool

Done ... you have pm please check.

I have added both .iso & .rar extensions for mime types

The problem seems to be that your .rar and .iso files are too large. There's an in-built limit in 32-bit versions of php, see http://blog.tagwalk.com/2009/05/php-...ile-too-large/ of about 2.1Gb. I can't see a way round this apart from breaking the files into smaller sizes.

No-one has hit this problem before (or at least reported it to me), so I was not aware of it and had not coded LDM to give a sensible warning.