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Links and Downloads Manager · **Released**: 06-25-2005

LDM extends VBulletin to manage a library of documents, files and links to other web sites. Documents can be stored on your own web site, stored on your server separate from the web site, uploaded by your user community, or held somewhere else altogether. So you can use LDM to provide your user community with access to your own files and allow them to share files with each other.

12/08/06 - Versions that work with vb36 are available and supported in the VB36 thread. Version 2.2.1, which works with VB 3.5 but not with VB 3.6, remains available here.

Thanks to everyone who has helped with all the design, testing, etc.
Translations are provided (thanks dLutt and LeeWicked) into German, (thanks to Allan) into French, and (thanks to Hugo) into Spanish. Harry1951 has handled the Dutch translation.

Screenshots, Instructions and How to Install

Full details and instructions are available as a Wiki at http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php...nloads_Manager

LDM installs as a VBulletin product. There are no modifications required to standard VB code.

Basically - upload php files and run the installer through VB's Product installer. No changes needed to VB code. Remember to BACKUP YOUR DATABASE. By default, LDM prefixes its database tables 'local_'. Edit the configuration file, local_links_init.php, if you need/wish to change this.

LDM can handle an essentially unlimited number of categories and nested subcategories, and an unlimited number of entries (hyperlinks or downloadable files). Each entry can be placed in one or several categories. Categories can have styles. Descriptions and titles can optionally include BBcodes, smilies, images and html, giving the possibility to add images, colouring, etc. File types can be flagged using icons and individual entries can also have associated thumbnail images.

Standards templates are provided for libraries of links, files, documents, and photographs.

Users can offer comments and rate the links/downloads. Each user is allowed one rating and many comments per entry, and can freely edit these if they change their mind.

Permission to use specific features is established via the product's admin page, where the administrator specifies which usergroups can add and edit entries, comment and rate these entries, moderate, etc.

By default, all entries are visible to all users. You can restrict visibility/access to links and categories by using the permissions masks from your board's forums.

Moderation of new entries is available but turned off by default.

Users can report bad links to the relevant moderators/administrators.

Each user can flag links as his/her "Favourites".

Modules are provided for VBAdvanced.

Hooks are provided in suitable places in LDM and sample plugins are included in the release (see extras directory), for example to integrate with ID3 tags in mp3 files, for slideshows, to autocreate new threads in your forums, etc.

Plus much more.

AndrewD · #**112** 08-26-2005, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GenSec

Seaching link:

I couldn't find function get_linksratings too

Yup, it was removed in a recent release but I forgot to remove this call. Just comment out the call to get_linksratings on line 580 of local_links.php.

This kills the search facility as you have observed. Sorry about that...

GenSec · #**113** 08-26-2005, 10:36 AM

Thanks for so fast reply!

The hack is excellent!!!

GrendelKhan{TSU · #**114** 08-29-2005, 11:10 AM

n00b questions:

how do you add/use all the cool icons you have included in the zip?

what is the Template.xml file with the zip? what does that template look like? and the "codes.xml"....are we supposed to do something with that?

<<< n00b confused easily.

AndrewD · #**115** 08-29-2005, 11:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrendelKhan{TSU

n00b questions:

how do you add/use all the cool icons you have included in the zip?

what is the Template.xml file with the zip? what does that template look like? and the "codes.xml"....are we supposed to do something with that?

<<< n00b confused easily.

It is all explained in the 'instructions.txt'

You don't need to do anything with the template or code file. These have already been packaged into the product xml file. They're included in the zip for completeness.

To use the icons, upload as a subdirectory onto your site, then tell the LDM admin page which directory to use (settings and permissions/file_icons_dir)

GrendelKhan{TSU · #**116** 08-30-2005, 03:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewD

It is all explained in the 'instructions.txt'

You don't need to do anything with the template or code file. These have already been packaged into the product xml file. They're included in the zip for completeness.

To use the icons, upload as a subdirectory onto your site, then tell the LDM admin page which directory to use (settings and permissions/file_icons_dir)

DOH! thanks!!^^ :nervous:

AndrewD · #**117** 08-30-2005, 05:39 PM

Links and Downloads Manager 2.0.4 uploaded as the supported release. Mainly bug fixes (oh I am so embarassed by the broek search command..):

- LDM template group created within main VB admincp style display
- Uses cURL library if available when *allow_url_fopen* is switched off in php.ini
- bugs fixed
reporting of access permissions in admin/categories
redirection after moderate link
navbar and title settings when texts include bbcodes
handling of unset monitor_dir
search facility (broken since v2.00 alpha 1!!)
mass edits
addslashes check on admin param settings

To upgrade, re-upload the code files and then re-import the product file via the VB admincp

GrendelKhan{TSU · #**118** 09-09-2005, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Links and Downloads Manager 2.0.4 uploaded as the supported release. Mainly bug fixes (oh I am so embarassed by the broek search command..):

- LDM template group created within main VB admincp style display
- Uses cURL library if available when *allow_url_fopen* is switched off in php.ini
- bugs fixed
reporting of access permissions in admin/categories
redirection after moderate link
navbar and title settings when texts include bbcodes
handling of unset monitor_dir
search facility (broken since v2.00 alpha 1!!)
mass edits
addslashes check on admin param settings

To upgrade, re-upload the code files and then re-import the product file via the VB admincp

Awesome

BUG: I think...

the default sort order doesn't seem to want to change no matter what I set it to. :/ or that could be just mine.

AndrewD · #**119** 09-10-2005, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrendelKhan{TSU

Awesome

BUG: I think...

the default sort order doesn't seem to want to change no matter what I set it to. :/ or that could be just mine.

You're right - sorry about that. It will be fixed in 2.0.5 in a few days.

If it's urgent, you can edit local_links.php. Find line 386:

PHP Code:


			
    default:

        $sort = $vbulletin->GPC['sort'];

        if ($sort == "") {

            $sort = iif($linkscat["$viewcatid"]['catsortorder'] == ' ', 

                        iif(isset($links_defaults['default_sort_order']), $links_defaults['default_sort_order'], 'N'),

                        $linkscat["$viewcatid"]['catsortorder']);

        }

and change to

PHP Code:


			
    default:

        $sort = $vbulletin->GPC['sort'];

        if ($sort == "") {

            $sort = iif(trim($linkscat["$viewcatid"]['catsortorder']),

                        $linkscat["$viewcatid"]['catsortorder'],

                        iif(isset($links_defaults['default_sort_order']), $links_defaults['default_sort_order'], 'N')

                        );

        }

Sadie Frost · #**120** 09-11-2005, 02:58 AM

I'm having a little problem installing this - when I try to add the product, I get this error:

Quote:

Links and Downloads Manager
Checking installation status...
Currently installed version: 2.0.4
Checking environment...
Environment checked
Creating/Verifying database tables

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Step 1 - Verifying database tables

Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in /path/to/forums/includes/local_links_admininclude.php on line 414

Anyone have any ideas? Thanks

AndrewD · #**121** 09-11-2005, 05:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sadie Frost

I'm having a little problem installing this - when I try to add the product, I get this error:

Anyone have any ideas? Thanks

Sorry about that - you must be the first person who's used this to upgrade from version 1.50 or earlier, as you've hit a bad line of code to deal with that situtation.

I've repaired the zip file in the first post - please redownload and reinstall - you'll probably have to use the product manager to uninstall LDM first (don't worry, you won't lose your database tables).

Alternatively, just edit links_admininclude.php, go to line 414 and change the two adjacent dollar signs

PHP Code:


			
$asb = $$db->query_write("

into a single dollar sign:

PHP Code:


			
$asb = $db->query_write("

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