Links and Downloads Manager

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.

[Nokia Tech]

Sorry, Pm on its way in a few seconds

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Nokia Tech

Sorry, Pm on its way in a few seconds

See my PM reply

[Nokia Tech]

I followed as per your PM, Did you receive my results in the reply,

No matter what file is downloaded, The filename is called. Filename: Local_Links.PHP

The downloaded file arrives as a .PHP file extension and is not the correct format. Any idea's

I really appreciate any help on this at all.... regards

EDIT !!

I have just converted some files to .zip, instead of .rar files. These download in the correct format.
The only problem is, When you try to unpack it, it says its corrupted. tried 5 different zip files and tested each before they were added to the server for use with this program.

Now i am even more confused

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Nokia Tech

No matter what file is downloaded, The filename is called. Filename: Local_Links.PHP

The downloaded file arrives as a .PHP file extension and is not the correct format. Any idea's

I have just converted some files to .zip, instead of .rar files. These download in the correct format.
The only problem is, When you try to unpack it, it says its corrupted. tried 5 different zip files and tested each before they were added to the server for use with this program.

Now i am even more confused

I am also very confused. Every file on your site is downloading correctly onto my PC, is being given the correct name and is a valid (i.e. not corrupted). This is true with both Internet Explorer and Firefox.

It seems the problem is on your PC, but to confirm this, can you ask someone/use another PC?

I've only had this report once before. On that occasion, the problem was that the person had installed a third party 'Download Manager' which was not working properly (or the two were not working together properly).

Can you also send me an email with one of the downloaded 'phps' I'd like to see what is being stored on your PC. I'll send you a PM with my email address.

[Nokia Tech]

I have retuned your email with the requested information.


Regarding the file you attached yesterday, I have downloaded all files via 3 computers and get the same results.

The file downloads as a .PHP file, as included, Or is corrupted as a zip file.

My browser is Internet Explorer and have no download accelerators or managers installed

Should i give up at this point

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Nokia Tech

I have retuned your email with the requested information.


Regarding the file you attached yesterday, I have downloaded all files via 3 computers and get the same results.

The file downloads as a .PHP file, as included, Or is corrupted as a zip file.

My browser is Internet Explorer and have no download accelerators or managers installed

Should i give up at this point

The file you sent me (called local_links.php) is bit-for-bit identical with the original .rar file on my server. I?ve no idea whether it is a valid rar file, as this is not a format I use.

All the files on your LDM installation server download correctly onto my PC, and they keep the correct name, and are identical to the original files. I have also tried accessing your site from another PC, in another city, and I got exactly the same results. So I?m at a loss to know what is going on at your end. The web site is working correctly, but you seem to have two problems ? a) failure to store the file with the correct file name and b) corrupt file transfers.

One thing you might try is to upload one of your .rar files as an attachment to a standard post in you VB forums, and see if it downloads correctly. Another thing is to try a different browser, e.g. firefox.

Sorry, beyond that I can?t think what else to suggest,

[dilbert]

Hi,
I just started loading files into this terrific mod.
I have some categories and subcategories.
The look I would like is:

FDA

|___ Guidance's

|______2006
|______2005
|______2004

How can I get that look?

Thanks, Cliff

[aggiefan]

We are getting this error:

Warning: require_once(includes/local_links_init.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in \admincp\plugin.php(1467) : eval()'d code on line 3

Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required 'includes/local_links_init.php' (include_path='.;C:\php5\pear') in C:\AGGIEFANS_WEB\forums\admincp\plugin.php(1467) : eval()'d code on line 3

This is our test server running 3.6 beta 2.... and was migrated from linux to windows (we are making a big change over to a dedicated server and in the process are moving to windows server 2003). Not sure which part its related to but my other plugins have been able to import/export fine. And I am using the 2.2.2 beta 2 script. We are upgrading from 2.1.1 which is pretty far back. Would it work better to get it to 2.2 before going to the beta?

I get that error when I try to import the xml file (and i checked the overwrite checkbox)

[dilbert]

Originally Posted by aggiefan

We are getting this error:



This is our test server running 3.6 beta 2.... and was migrated from linux to windows (we are making a big change over to a dedicated server and in the process are moving to windows server 2003). Not sure which part its related to but my other plugins have been able to import/export fine. And I am using the 2.2.2 beta 2 script. We are upgrading from 2.1.1 which is pretty far back. Would it work better to get it to 2.2 before going to the beta?

I get that error when I try to import the xml file (and i checked the overwrite checkbox)

Maybe try this one https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=119041
It's for 3.6

[aggiefan]

im running the beta 2.2 (you still have to download it from this thread)