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.

[bashy]

Thanks Andrew although, I had already tried /images/downloadmanager still didnt work, this is what it says

The following setting(s) are invalid
thumbs_dir : /images/downloadmanagerthumbs
Directory /images/downloadmanagerthumbs (/home/bashys/domains/bashys-place.com/public_html/images/downloadmanagerthumbs) doesn't exist and I can't create it

This issue is now witht he thumbs directory...

[vfxpro]

I'm running vB 3.6.0 with LDM 2.2.5 and I've noticed a strange bug. My download allowances are set in MB per 30 days. But they've all set to -30 (mb I suppose they don't have a value associated with them)

Everytime I try to reset the file size limit to anything above 90M it resets to -30.

What gives?

I just noticed that when I set the days to 30 it triggers the glitch, when I set the "allowance period" to 1 day I can crank up the allowed file size.

25 Days seems to be the limit. Anymore days in the Allowance period and the bytes allowance gets set to a negative version of the allowance period digits. strange...

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by bashy

Thanks Andrew although, I had already tried /images/downloadmanager still didnt work, this is what it says

The following setting(s) are invalid
thumbs_dir : /images/downloadmanagerthumbs
Directory /images/downloadmanagerthumbs (/home/bashys/domains/bashys-place.com/public_html/images/downloadmanagerthumbs) doesn't exist and I can't create it

This issue is now witht he thumbs directory...

Sorry if this seems confusing. I really should change those dialogues to drop-down menus pre-populated with the available directories. Also the info text is not the most helpful, I realise.

The thumbs directory is specified relative to the web root but the icons are relative to the forums directory. If your images/downloadmanagerthumbs is sitting in /forums, then you need to set /forums/images/downloadmanagerthumbs.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by vfxpro

I'm running vB 3.6.0 with LDM 2.2.5 and I've noticed a strange bug. My download allowances are set in MB per 30 days. But they've all set to -30 (mb I suppose they don't have a value associated with them)

Everytime I try to reset the file size limit to anything above 90M it resets to -30.

What gives?

I just noticed that when I set the days to 30 it triggers the glitch, when I set the "allowance period" to 1 day I can crank up the allowed file size.

25 Days seems to be the limit. Anymore days in the Allowance period and the bytes allowance gets set to a negative version of the allowance period digits. strange...

I imagine that this is an integer overflow (25x90M is about 2 billion, which on some hosts is the maximum size of number that is stored). Mea culpa - I'll correct this in the next release. In the meantime, pls use combinations of days time allowance which are less than 2 billion.

[arcadian_girl]

Hi - I was wondering, how do my members actually upload files? I've set the permissons and everything, but when they click "add entry", they're given a forum to fill out the title and description ect, but there's no browse button to fin d the file and actually upload it. or have I done something wrong?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by arcadian_girl

Hi - I was wondering, how do my members actually upload files? I've set the permissons and everything, but when they click "add entry", they're given a forum to fill out the title and description ect, but there's no browse button to fin d the file and actually upload it. or have I done something wrong?

Have you also set the admin upload settings?

Go to LDM/admin/settings. There's a section towards the bottom - Controls on File Uploads. You have to explicitly enable uploads and you have to give a directory where the uploads will be stored.

When this is done, the "Add Link" data entry form for any user that is authorised to upload will include extra fields with the 'Browse' button.

These fields are only visible under these circumstances.

[arcadian_girl]

got it now, thanks a lot

[EasyTarget]

just noticed the new beta.. I'll give it a shot tomorrow. Thanks for the work Andrew.

[interceptor]

I see before many others have that problem
When i go on Links and Download manager i get that
you do not have permission to access

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by interceptor

I see before many others have that problem
When i go on Links and Download manager i get that
you do not have permission to access

Sorry, but I'll need more information to help you. Am happy to take a look at your site if you send me a PM with an admin username and password