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.

[csavern]

i try to setup the upload_dir and this is what i get
The following setting(s) are invalid
upload_dir : /upload_dir
Cannot access/create directory /upload_dir [/home/mysite/public_html/upload_dir
i have tried every way i know how to and still cant get it
could some one tell me what i am doing wrong

[hydn]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

That message is produced in the standard vbulletin register.php script I'm not sure why it should be displayed within LDM. What are your users doing that triggers it?

That's immediately after they click to download a file. Mayne M prevents abuse per IP and they share the same ISP?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by csavern

i try to setup the upload_dir and this is what i get
The following setting(s) are invalid
upload_dir : /upload_dir
Cannot access/create directory /upload_dir [/home/mysite/public_html/upload_dir
i have tried every way i know how to and still cant get it
could some one tell me what i am doing wrong

two possibilities to check - read/write permissions and the php setting open_basedir.

Take a look at your LDM admin pages, at the left hand column, where you will find a number of environmental variables. One of these is open_basedir. If this is set, then you can only create/access directories that start with a string that matches one of the parts of that setting.

In other words, if open_basedir is unset or looks something like the start of /home/mysite/public_html, then this is not the problem.

Another possibility is that you do not have write access to /home/mysite/public_html, so /upload_dir cannot be created. In this case, you will need to create the /home/mysite/public_html/upload_dir directory by hand, e.g. using your FTP client, and give it full read/write permissions.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by hydn

That's immediately after they click to download a file. Maybe LDM prevents abuse per IP and they share the same ISP?

I've never come across this problem before and I can't immediately think what is causing it. However, LDM takes users to the VB registration script in the following situation:

the LDM setting *protected_link* is set to 2, and
the user does not have LDM *can_access_link* permission

I wonder - have you been adding new usergroups? These by default have no LDM access. Furthermore, in the older versions of LDM, the code worked out permissions (I think) on the user's primary usergoup, not using all his/her groups.

If this is the problem, then go to LDM/admin/permissions and give the new usergroups can_access_link permission

[csavern]

i sent a pm of what the php setting open_basedir looks like

Another possibility is that you do not have write access to /home/mysite/public_html, so /upload_dir cannot be created. In this case, you will need to create the /home/mysite/public_html/upload_dir directory by hand, e.g. using your FTP client, and give it full read/write permissions.

as for that i have made the folder my self and CHMOD to 777 and still same error

[Tulsa]

I don't know, maybe I'm getting lost in the complexity of this wonderful mod and little guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Here's what I'm trying to do, please tell me the best way to go about doing it.

Initial categoy (type) > Sub category (manufacturer - up to 40 entries) > Sub category/item (items - up to 65 entries) > Item

I am wanting to keep from having to create 65 categories then 65 items, one in each category. Is there anyway to simple list the sub category/items, then display upon click the item itself in full?

1. I know I can show full/short entries with expand/collapse for the table but can I force the display to be collapsed for everyone and can I incorporate a thumbnail next to the item name in the collapsed scenario?

2. Is there a better way to achieve this functionality?

3. Also since I have over 1000 items listed currently in their own forum as individual threads, can I import all of these posts into individual entries?

4. For the expanded view of each entry, I prefer the look of the "featured" style but I can't find a way to edit the entry if I utilize "featured". Is there a way to edit the entry using the featured setting?

Thanks in advance and I'm using the 2.2.8 RC1 version.

[obmob]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

I will make the final version in 2.2.8 behave in the proper way, i.e. with a selectable option in the admin and a standard template. I don't want people choking on hair balls. Bad enough when cats do it.

*cough cough* hairball!

Thanks Andrew!

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Tulsa

I don't know, maybe I'm getting lost in the complexity of this wonderful mod and little guidance would be greatly appreciated.

0. Here's what I'm trying to do, please tell me the best way to go about doing it.

Initial categoy (type) > Sub category (manufacturer - up to 40 entries) > Sub category/item (items - up to 65 entries) > Item


I am wanting to keep from having to create 65 categories then 65 items, one in each category. Is there anyway to simple list the sub category/items, then display upon click the item itself in full?

1. I know I can show full/short entries with expand/collapse for the table but can I force the display to be collapsed for everyone and can I incorporate a thumbnail next to the item name in the collapsed scenario?

2. Is there a better way to achieve this functionality?

3. Also since I have over 1000 items listed currently in their own forum as individual threads, can I import all of these posts into individual entries?

4. For the expanded view of each entry, I prefer the look of the "featured" style but I can't find a way to edit the entry if I utilize "featured". Is there a way to edit the entry using the featured setting?

Thanks in advance and I'm using the 2.2.8 RC1 version.

0. and 3. Question - are the entries you are eventually serving files on your server or urls to external sites? If they are files on your server, you can autocreate the whole structure by using the category synchronisation feature. Ditto if the links in the forums are pointing to files on your server, again you can autocreate them in LDM the same way.

1. and 4. The featured style is supposed to look very clean, so doesn't have the icons. But these are just vbulletin templates - so you can always edit them, mixing and matching the pieces you like. You can find the names of the templates by going to LDM/admin/linkbits and catbits. All the pieces that fit into the various linkbit styles are available to them all, so you can add the thumbnail in with the $linkimgjump variable, etc (take a look in the links_linkbit template to see what I'm talking about).

2. Undoubtedly If I had the last three and half years over again, I might do things differently!

Let me know if you need more help.

[Tulsa]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Let me know if you need more help.

Oh I'm beyond help my friend, but this is a good kick-start for me. :up:

[CamJM]

Hi, was wondering how I might go about removing the bars that appear between links in the new files vba module.....

http://www.hrbuzz.com.au/vb/cmps_index.php?page=docs

Thanks