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 GTRyan

ah one thing I was thinking, does the hit parade only show the downloads counts for the last 30 days? Then so its not showing the total since the file has been there right? Then if so that cool then cause its been dropping daily as the video is getting older.

Yes, it's the number of hits in the last *days_seen_on_portal* days, which you set on the main ldm/settings page - just don't set a value which is larger than *prune_downloadtable*.

[trigon]

is it possible to turn off the rights to upload files (in VBulletin) but turn the rights in the L&DL-Manager on?
I ask, beacause i dont want that files will be uploaded in the board, files shoult be upload in the L&DL-Manager.
And a last question: Is it possible to use 2 xml's (one english and one german for example)?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by trigon

is it possible to turn off the rights to upload files (in VBulletin) but turn the rights in the L&DL-Manager on?
I ask, beacause i dont want that files will be uploaded in the board, files shoult be upload in the L&DL-Manager.

yes, this is possible - the systems are quite separate.

Originally Posted by trigon

And a last question: Is it possible to use 2 xml's (one english and one german for example)?

Yes - you should first (e.g.) install the English one product xml for your default language, then use the vbulletin admincp/language manager/upload the individual language xml from the LDM release zip (development/phrases directory) on top of your German phrases.

[csavern]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Just to be clear, can you confirm:

a) LDM works ok without webthumbs, and
b) LDM always fails to work with webthumbs

or is the problem intermittent with webthumbs? or does the problem happen even without webthumbs?

It happens with webthumbs
without webthumbs there aint a problem takes ya back to the front of the mod
where on webthumbs it takes ya to the error page of internet explorer but still makes the post

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by csavern

It happens with webthumbs
without webthumbs there aint a problem takes ya back to the front of the mod
where on webthumbs it takes ya to the error page of internet explorer but still makes the post

I've written an alternative version of the plugin, which uses Joshua Eichorn's 'Easy' webthumb service. This should be more reliable, although it's not as fast on subsequent page displays because it always retrieves the image from his server rather than keeping a local copy. You might like to try it as an alternative. Please note that it needs two parameters based on your webthumbs account - the api key and the userid.

[Itek]

Can you tell me how to change upload_max_file size in Links and Downloads Manager. I change d php.ini file in my forum's root folder and includes folder, but it seems not work .
Thank all of you :x.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Itek

Can you tell me how to change upload_max_file size in Links and Downloads Manager. I change d php.ini file in my forum's root folder and includes folder, but it seems not work .
Thank all of you :x.

first, you need to find out which php.ini file is actually being used by your web server. you can find this from vb/admincp/maintenance/php info -> configuration file path.

second, after editing php.ini, you have to restart your web server (presumably apache) for the change to take effect.

[Itek]

Thanks, but my site work on shared hosting and i can't change the configuration file path shows in Admincp. Can you give me another way ?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Itek

Thanks, but my site work on shared hosting and i can't change the configuration file path shows in Admincp. Can you give me another way ?

Only if your service provider allows the use of so-called htaccess files on a per-site basis. See, e.g. http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_php.ini...s_w/_.htaccess for an explanation

[Itek]

My site works on Dreamhost