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.

[amnesia623]

ok, I will try this!

Thank you again!

[amnesia623]

Hi Andrew -

Ok, I have successfully gotten LDM to upload to a dir outside of the web root.

Now I can't get wimpy to stream. Here is my plugin code:

$player = "Wimpy";
$wimpy_url = "local_stream.php?action=stream&id=".$linkid;
    $wimpy_url = urlencode($wimpy_url);

It loads the player, and I see the title, but it doesn't stream.

What am I doing wrong? Is there a setting in the local_stream file I need to set?

Thanks

[berayiwu5]

I am still new to Links and Downloads. I read the manual quite closely, but I still can't seem to make it work with vBulletin. I think I've taken the necessary steps. I have enabled can_access_links, etc. and set the necessarily daily downloads and bandwidth allowances. For testing purpose, I uploaded a couple of files as attachments and set the daily downloads to 2 for administrators. But for some reason, I can still download these attachments many times. And when I click on "view hits," there is no information about anyone having downloaded the attachments. What am I missing? For your reference, I am including the following info. on the LDM admin panel:

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Links and Downloads Manager
Code 2.2.1
MySQL 4.1.21-log
PHP 4.4.4
local_file_root 0
local_file_root_prefix
allow_url_fopen Yes
cURL Yes
GD2 Yes
open_basedir Unset
post_max_size 25M
upload_max_filesize 25M
upload_max_filesize>=post_max_size
------------------------------------

BTW, I don't quite understand how the category function works. All I need for now is to limit the viewing/downloading of attachments I upload along with the posts I create.

Thanks for your help for this newbie.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by berayiwu5

I am still new to Links and Downloads. I read the manual quite closely, but I still can't seem to make it work with vBulletin. I think I've taken the necessary steps. I have enabled can_access_links, etc. and set the necessarily daily downloads and bandwidth allowances. For testing purpose, I uploaded a couple of files as attachments and set the daily downloads to 2 for administrators. But for some reason, I can still download these attachments many times. And when I click on "view hits," there is no information about anyone having downloaded the attachments. What am I missing? BTW, I don't quite understand how the category function works. All I need for now is to limit the viewing/downloading of attachments I upload along with the posts I create.

Thanks for your help for this newbie.

I'm a bit confused myself Maybe I'm misunderstanding you.

LDM does not interact in any way with the attachments system in VB posts. It provides a completely separate link (url) and document management system. So you can't use it directly to limit access to the attachments included within the vbulletin posts.

In effect, LDM allows you to create a structure of categories (in effect virtual filing cabinets) in which you place documents or pointers to documents. It then manages and controls access to these documents. But the documents are not 'vbulletin attachments'.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by amnesia623

Hi Andrew -

Ok, I have successfully gotten LDM to upload to a dir outside of the web root.

Now I can't get wimpy to stream. Here is my plugin code:

$player = "Wimpy";
$wimpy_url = "local_stream.php?action=stream&id=".$linkid;
    $wimpy_url = urlencode($wimpy_url);

It loads the player, and I see the title, but it doesn't stream.

What am I doing wrong? Is there a setting in the local_stream file I need to set?

Thanks

That should be working - I use essentially the same approach myself for my music collection. Maybe I should take a look at your site? Send me a PM if you want with admin username and pwd.

[berayiwu5]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

I'm a bit confused myself Maybe I'm misunderstanding you.

LDM does not interact in any way with the attachments system in VB posts. It provides a completely separate link (url) and document management system. So you can't use it directly to limit access to the attachments included within the vbulletin posts.

In effect, LDM allows you to create a structure of categories (in effect virtual filing cabinets) in which you place documents or pointers to documents. It then manages and controls access to these documents. But the documents are not 'vbulletin attachments'.

I've got to laugh at myself!

I assume what I need to do next is to create categories and go on from there.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by maroceve

What about integrating the newly uploaded file into a podcast xml file directly ? that'd be nice.

I think it will be easy to provide a plugin to do this.

[amnesia623]

Hello AndrewD - PM sent.

I think wimpy isn't getting the correct file path. I can download the file, but not stream it thru wimpy.

I really appreciate your help with this

[Alfa1]

Does LDM run on PHP 5.1.2 or higher?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Alfa1

Does LDM run on PHP 5.1.2 or higher?

naturally... I'm running 5.1.6 and 4.4.4