Links and Downloads Manager

LDM extends VBulletin to manage a library of documents, files and links to other web sites. Documents can be stored on your own web site, stored on your server separate from the web site, uploaded by your user community, or held somewhere else altogether. So you can use LDM to provide your user community with access to your own files and allow them to share files with each other.

12/08/06 - Versions that work with vb36 are available and supported in the VB36 thread. Version 2.2.1, which works with VB 3.5 but not with VB 3.6, remains available here.

Thanks to everyone who has helped with all the design, testing, etc.
Translations are provided (thanks dLutt and LeeWicked) into German, (thanks to Allan) into French, and (thanks to Hugo) into Spanish. Harry1951 has handled the Dutch translation.

Screenshots, Instructions and How to Install

Full details and instructions are available as a Wiki at http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php...nloads_Manager

LDM installs as a VBulletin product. There are no modifications required to standard VB code.

Basically - upload php files and run the installer through VB's Product installer. No changes needed to VB code. Remember to BACKUP YOUR DATABASE. By default, LDM prefixes its database tables 'local_'. Edit the configuration file, local_links_init.php, if you need/wish to change this.

LDM can handle an essentially unlimited number of categories and nested subcategories, and an unlimited number of entries (hyperlinks or downloadable files). Each entry can be placed in one or several categories. Categories can have styles. Descriptions and titles can optionally include BBcodes, smilies, images and html, giving the possibility to add images, colouring, etc. File types can be flagged using icons and individual entries can also have associated thumbnail images.

Standards templates are provided for libraries of links, files, documents, and photographs.

Users can offer comments and rate the links/downloads. Each user is allowed one rating and many comments per entry, and can freely edit these if they change their mind.

Permission to use specific features is established via the product's admin page, where the administrator specifies which usergroups can add and edit entries, comment and rate these entries, moderate, etc.

By default, all entries are visible to all users. You can restrict visibility/access to links and categories by using the permissions masks from your board's forums.

Moderation of new entries is available but turned off by default.

Users can report bad links to the relevant moderators/administrators.

Each user can flag links as his/her "Favourites".

Modules are provided for VBAdvanced.

Hooks are provided in suitable places in LDM and sample plugins are included in the release (see extras directory), for example to integrate with ID3 tags in mp3 files, for slideshows, to autocreate new threads in your forums, etc.

Plus much more.

[Boofo]

Just tested it and the apostrophe problem is now fixed.

Is CURL actually better to use with this or the other way? I apparently have CURL installed on the server. Or is CURL only for remote file links?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Just tested it and the apostrophe problem is now fixed.

Good!

Originally Posted by Boofo

Is CURL actually better to use with this or the other way? I apparently have CURL installed on the server. Or is CURL only for remote file links?

I don't know which is better/faster/etc - some advisors recommend that allow_url_fopen() is turned off, because this improves overall site security, but as far as LDM is concerned, I'm not sure that it makes any difference.

cURL is only being used for remote file links and remote thumbnails. This includes local files and thumbnails if these are set up with a complete url rather than a relative filename. The code tries the fopen() route first before falling back onto cURL.

[Boofo]

Ahhh, ok, sinve I have remore files truned off, then it doesn't even use CURL, right? I think I get it now.

[welo]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Having made a quick check on Welo's suggestion, the best way to group these templates is through a plugin attached to template_groups:

PHP Code:

$only['links_'] = 'Links and Database Manager'; 


I will include this in the release, but - Welo - you might like to check that this works for you.

Woo-hoo! Much nicer. :up:

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

as to the "allow_url_fopen" issue....

can someone tell me WHERE or HOW to actually turn it ON? (mine is off, but I want it on...but don't know where to go to do this) :/

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by GrendelKhan{TSU

as to the "allow_url_fopen" issue....

can someone tell me WHERE or HOW to actually turn it ON? (mine is off, but I want it on...but don't know where to go to do this) :/

allow_url_fopen is set in the php.ini file. Depending on how your site is handled, either you or your ISP must edit this file. If your ISP has turned it off, it is likely to be because they think it is a security risk, in which case you will have to go the cURL route (configure php to access the curl library)

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

allow_url_fopen is set in the php.ini file. Depending on how your site is handled, either you or your ISP must edit this file. If your ISP has turned it off, it is likely to be because they think it is a security risk, in which case you will have to go the cURL route (configure php to access the curl library)

ok...contacted them but waiting for a reply.

in the meantime (cause I have a feel they won't turn it on for me).....
how do I go about using the cURL route? Is that something I have to request from my ISP as well? Then what?

Originally Posted by AndrewD

This error is flagged if you enter something in the monitor_dir text box and the code can't find a directory that matches. But your error message suggests that you haven't put anything in this box? Do you get this error every time you try to change admin settings?

sorry. been working on other parts of my board...and just got to this. :ninja:

yes. I get this error everytime.

the monitor_dir box is empty.

any help would be greatly appreciated...this hack RULES!! I can't edit ANY of my settings right now. :/

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by GrendelKhan{TSU

ok...contacted them but waiting for a reply.

in the meantime (cause I have a feel they won't turn it on for me).....
how do I go about using the cURL route? Is that something I have to request from my ISP as well? Then what?



sorry. been working on other parts of my board...and just got to this. :ninja:

yes. I get this error everytime.

the monitor_dir box is empty.

any help would be greatly appreciated...this hack RULES!! I can't edit ANY of my settings right now. :/

Could you create me an account with admin privs and send me a PM - also the URL of your (VB308/VB35??) forums so that I can take a look?

[GrendelKhan{TSU]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Could you create me an account with admin privs and send me a PM - also the URL of your (VB308/VB35??) forums so that I can take a look?

done.

[GenSec]

Seaching link:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function get_linksratings() in C:\Apache2\htdocs\upload\local_links.php on line 580

I couldn't find function get_linksratings too