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.

[RikiB]

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[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by RikiB

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Me? You? Something else?

[RikiB]

oh, sorry. I asked is there a way to reset the download count on a per user basis? I have the download limit set but I could really use the ability to reset it for some people if they run out of download attempts for technical reasons.

thanks again

Riki

[Mazzle]

Would the downloads provided in such a setup be secure? In other words, would only members of the forums be able to download it? Would there be any way for a member to give a valid url of some sort to a non-member so that they could download it without joining? I was thinking about making a paid membership site for certain piece of software I want to sell and was wondering if this would be a good solution.

[RikiB]

I would say that this is a great solution for what you want. The downloads are 100% secure as far as I can tell. You cannot give your friend a link that would work. Im sure Andrew could explain it better than me, but I have paid membership download section and it works amazing well for it.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by RikiB

oh, sorry. I asked is there a way to reset the download count on a per user basis? I have the download limit set but I could really use the ability to reset it for some people if they run out of download attempts for technical reasons.

thanks again

Riki

I've just had a few days vacation, so I've only been answering the quick questions. I think this is straightforward, but will give you a full answer over the weekend.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Mazzle

Would the downloads provided in such a setup be secure? In other words, would only members of the forums be able to download it? Would there be any way for a member to give a valid url of some sort to a non-member so that they could download it without joining? I was thinking about making a paid membership site for certain piece of software I want to sell and was wondering if this would be a good solution.

Provided you set up the correct permissions, the download links are fully secure. Furthermore, if you configure lDM to store files outside the web space, they are also completely secure against someone guessing the filename (which is not easy anyway as uploads are stored using random filenames)

[webgeek247]

Hmmm, how come i have the below extra fields on my forums profile...

My Recent LDM Hits

My Recent LDM Entries

nothing in them. where are the settings for them please, Andrew?

[webgeek247]

Also, is it possible to stop a certain usergroup adding entries to a parent category for example

I have

Mixes
--Trance
--Techno
--House

etc etc

I only want a certain usergroup to be allowed to add entries to the Trance, Techno and House categories only, NOT the parent Mixes section

I've had a look through the settings but can not work out how do set it like this

[RikiB]

Andrew, I am currently having issues with a few people having severely slow download speeds unless they use a download manager, and when they do use a dlm it can sometimes stop before its complete. I am currently distributing very large files (up to 1GB) and have the file on 2 servers different than ldlm (1 is a mirror). One solution I am considering is splitting the files into smaller sizes (500MB), also I will either upgrade to B1 or downgrade to 2.8. Do you think any of this will help?
Thanks