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.

[obmob]

O.o Don't wipe everything... you can always compare and overwrite.
Well... that's what i do. ^^,

[SeanE]

I installed the files in the corresponding files as noted - not all in one ldm file as I asked earlier - and the installation appears to have worked - except:

The initial file 'local_links_admin.php' was not created in my forums directory - so I cannot configure the application... I've uninstalled/reinstalled (checked 'overwrite') just to be sure - but nothing....

Any ideas?

Thanks,
- Sean

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by SeanE

I installed the files in the corresponding files as noted - not all in one ldm file as I asked earlier - and the installation appears to have worked - except:

The initial file 'local_links_admin.php' was not created in my forums directory - so I cannot configure the application... I've uninstalled/reinstalled (checked 'overwrite') just to be sure - but nothing....

Any ideas?

Thanks,
- Sean

The FTP upload of local_links_admin.php into your forums directory must have failed - this is done manually, not automatically. Just re-upload the file and everything should be ok.

There isn't a problem when upgrading VBulletin - if you choose to create a clean directory for the new version of VB, you simply reupload the LDM files into the new directory. LDM does not need reinstalling in that situation, as its configuration is already stored in the database.

[SeanE]

Thanks Andrew -

I re-uploaded the files into that directory, and reinstalled the plug in. It finds it now, but I get a 'no access message':

SeanE, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.
Log Out Home

Any ideas on this?

Thanks,
-Sean

[SeanE]

Actually, I'm thinking this goes back to to the location of the files. I had placed them within the 'includes' file originally (and down into the associated subfolders as well). Is it possible I've placed these files at the wrong level?

Could you provide specific placement info on where these files are supposed to be within the forums folder? I suspect this is causing the issue...

Thanks,
-Sean

[SeanE]

Sorry for all these posts... I've figured it out:

Apparently, when you guys do the authorities, you're looking for the basic 'Administrator' user class - and we institutued a new naming scheme. Once I added that to my titles, it rolled right over to it...

Ok - I've got it up and running - I'll configure it now, etc... Thanks for your help!

--Sean

[aryapsh]

We are having a problem with this program. When we want to download a file from download manager, the file downloads halfway and then it stops. What are we supposed to do when this happens?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by aryapsh

We are having a problem with this program. When we want to download a file from download manager, the file downloads halfway and then it stops. What are we supposed to do when this happens?

I suspect that you are running out of allowed cpu time on your server.

Several questions:
a) how large are the files you are trying to download?
b) where are these files stored (locally or on another server?
c) how are you setting up the entries (as poiners to local files (e.g. /dir/file.typ) or as full urls (http : // site / dir / file.typ)
d) what setting have you given for the LDM admin setting force_redirect?
e) is your board running in safe mode?

In its default settings, LDM provides secure file management so that people can't find out where the files are held. Unfortunately this comes at a cost - particularly if you set up entries using full urls - and you can easily burn up all the allowed cpu.

This is explained in the on line manual = see http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php...nd_Server_Load.

For secure file management, fastest/best is to have files on your local server, with the entries set up as local file names, not as full urls.

If you can't accommodate your files that way, you may need to set LDM's setting force_redirect to 1, which is not as secure but far less cpu intensive.

Let me know if this is not the problem.

[viper357]

Hi

I am having a problem with the date and also the hits, on vbAdvanced 3 the hits do not show up, they are all on 0. Also when I click on HITS, the dates are at 1969 and 1970, I don't know if this is why the hits are not showing up? Any ideas on how to fix the dates? I am running 3.6.5

Thanks.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by viper357

Hi

I am having a problem with the date and also the hits, on vbAdvanced 3 the hits do not show up, they are all on 0. Also when I click on HITS, the dates are at 1969 and 1970, I don't know if this is why the hits are not showing up? Any ideas on how to fix the dates? I am running 3.6.5

Thanks.

Sorry, you're not giving me enough information to work out what's going on. Dates showing up in 1969 or 1970 sound like they are also being read as 0 (date=0 is 1/1/1970).

I've just checked versions 2.2.7 and 2.2.8 alpha with vbadvanced 3.0 and I can't get it to behave the way you are describing. Can I take a look at your board? Send me a PM if you wish. (I'll need admin privs)