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.

[Rouzbeh1]

Originally Posted by obmob

Yeah, i did, it, i even tried a fresh install on my test server... no luck so far.

then i think you should wait until Andrew is back.

[Rouzbeh1]

Originally Posted by digitalJE5U5

Great mod but a quick question? How do I "moderate" posts/links/uploads etc? For instance, someone added a link to the inappropriate folder. How can I move it to another folder?

When I click on the "moderate" button, I get

[There are no entries to moderate.]

Also, where (besides database) would I go to delete a file?

Thanks and great product! [installed]

right near each entry, there is a link to edit it. just change it's category....
to delete it, go to edit entry again and make a checkmark near delete, then submit

[obmob]

Originally Posted by Eccentricity

I guess I'm going to have to try to go back down to 2.2.7. Not being able to change my settings because of this error is annoying.

2.2.8 is alpha... so, there might be a lot of buggies around!

Originally Posted by Rouzbeh1

then i think you should wait until Andrew is back.

I know... thanks Rouzbeh1.

[Eccentricity]

I haven't downgraded yet because 1.) I'm not sure how it will affect the database and 2.) The front end still works ok. I'm hoping Andrew will show up soon with a fix.

[TheHeartSmasher]

Thank You Rouzbeh1 I will have to try this out
What do the download links look like when there are multiple mirrors available?

[TheHeartSmasher]

Just tested everything out after having a dns change for one of the mirrors and everything works great. Thank you for helping me get it setup correctly.

[Rouzbeh1]

you're welcome

[obmob]

Don't rush installing 2.2.8... and don't forget to make a good back-up of your database.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Eccentricity

OK I upgraded and now I have an issue I didn't have before:

This shows up when I enter the admin area:

Possible inconsistencies between LDM and its environment
- Parameter upload_dir points to a non-existent or inaccessible directory /attachments (maybe check open_basedir?)
- Parameter file_icons_dir points to a non-existent or inaccessible directory images/ldm_icons/ (maybe check open_basedir?)
- Parameter thumbs_dir points to a non-existent or inaccessible directory /images/thumbs (maybe check open_basedir?)

When I try to save my settings changes I get this:

The following setting(s) are invalid
upload_dir : /attachments
Unable to find/create subdirectories in /attachments (trying /var/www/vhosts/my-domain.com/httpdocs/attachments) - check permissions

I went to php.ini and set open_basedir to: /var/www/vhosts/my-domain.com/httpdocs/

I did the same in httpd.conf:

<Directory /var/www/vhosts/my-domain.com/httpdocs/>
php_admin_value open_basedir /var/www/vhosts/my-domain.com/httpdocs/
</Directory>

I then restarted apache and after all this...it still gives me this error message when trying to save my settings.

Oddly enough, it still allows me to upload files and images and creates the thumbnails exactly as before. The front end seems to be working fine. I just can't alter and save my settings because of the error.

On a side note, the lack of fast forwarding in Windows Media persists.

Back from holiday....

Sorry about this - there had been a spate of reports from people who were receiving 'difficult' error messages, which were related to their setting of open_basedir, so I tried to improve the error checking. Obviously I got something wrong.

As you are the only person who has reported this, there must be something in your site configuration that I'm failing to check properly. I think the only way to sort it out is to take a look at your site - for which I will need full admin access to your board. Can you send me a PM with details?

Concerning the windows media player track bar, I had not made any changes in 2.2.8 alpha. I know what is causing the problem, but haven't been able to fix it yet. WMP is (to me at least) a bit of a black hole.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by neopet001

Although I 've read the topic carefully, I still don't know how to use the Media Player!

I just saw the blank box to enter the media url , can't see anywhere a function to turn media player on (I've already turned can_play_media on for all users). And when view the links&download section, I clicked on the items' titles and it just download, no media player appear! (my computer can view most of online films easily)

Thanks for your support!

Just a simple question - have you added mimetype information for media files to your VBulletin admincp/attachments table? If not, LDM will not recognise media files as being 'playable'.

You can either do this manually, or there is an 'extra' (add_mimetypes) in the LDM extras subdirectory. See the online manual http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php...al#The_Jukebox and http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php...s_in_vBulletin