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.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by efil

Hi,
I have 3 questions:
1.for some reason I can't see the similes, in Rate/Comment.

This should depend on the LDM setting *allow_smilies*. If you've got that enabled, the smilies should display in the rate entry and the add/edit entry dialogues.

Originally Posted by efil

2. Can I change the < - > in "filmstrip" to an arrow gif or something like that?

You need to patch the links_filmstrip_bit template. I'll also make this change with the next upload (which will be a bugfix release for 2.2.8).

Originally Posted by efil

3.How can i limit the "My Recent LDM Entries" in vb profile just to the last five?

Edit the LDM plugin which is tied to the member_customfields hook, and find/edit the line $entries_to_show = 50; You're right - this should be configurable.

[efil]

Thanks!

[Nam]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

However, you can achieve the same (similar) result by creating an entry which are actually pointers to your categories (i.e. make the url /local_links.php?catid=NN), and put this entry in multiple categories. If you give it a display order of 0, you can also ensure it appears at the top of the list with a separator.

I tried to add an entry, in URL field I type: /local_links.php?catid=4, then select 3 categories. It say error because the link is not valid, I click accept it and I see the letter B with "See also..." but the B link is invalid.

Was that what you try to tell me, or I did it wrong?

[directprint]

I have just installed this and have a blank page, read a few things about it, but nothing seems to work.

Used this mod 2 years ago, and looking forward to adding it again.

I get this error

=======================================
Unexpected critical failure
Critical Error: Document Root not set, Edit local_links_init.php
=======================================

I have edited the init file with the document root with no luck.

[Nam]

I got about 3000 emails like this one. At first I used PHPmyadmin and see the field local_linksdownload is marked as "in use". Then I click the field and select repair. It worked fine. But after an hour later, I got another few hundred emails again, this time the table was fine

It seems like something seriously wrong with my database, you have any idea?

Database error in vBulletin 3.6.8:

Invalid SQL:

DELETE FROM local_linksdownloads
WHERE usertime<'1192806439';

MySQL Error : Table 'local_linksdownloads' is marked as crashed and should be repaired
Error Number : 1194
Date : Monday, October 22nd 2007 @ 11:06:56 AM
Script : http://www.domain.com/forums/local_s...d=317&catid=48
Referrer : http://www.domain.com/forums/local_l...atid=48&page=1
IP Address : 58.187.xx.xxx
Username : Unregistered
Classname : vb_database

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by directprint

I have just installed this and have a blank page, read a few things about it, but nothing seems to work.

Used this mod 2 years ago, and looking forward to adding it again.

I get this error

=======================================
Unexpected critical failure
Critical Error: Document Root not set, Edit local_links_init.php
=======================================

I have edited the init file with the document root with no luck.

Fixed, I think, see PM.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Nam

I got about 3000 emails like this one. At first I used PHPmyadmin and see the field local_linksdownload is marked as "in use". Then I click the field and select repair. It worked fine. But after an hour later, I got another few hundred emails again, this time the table was fine

It seems like something seriously wrong with my database, you have any idea?

You should go to vb/admin/maintenance/repair and optimise tables, and run a couple of repairs, then an optimise. that should tidy things up. If that doesn't solve the problem, use a tool like phpmyadmin, delete the local_linksdownload table and then reinstall LDM to recreate a clean table.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by Nam

I tried to add an entry, in URL field I type: /local_links.php?catid=4, then select 3 categories. It say error because the link is not valid, I click accept it and I see the letter B with "See also..." but the B link is invalid.

Was that what you try to tell me, or I did it wrong?

What is the full url to your forum? You should use that, less the sitename.

For example, if your forums are in http: // yoursite / forum, then you should set up the entry as /forum/local_links.php?catid=M

[sduckie2k5]

Want to thank you first of all, have been running this for quite sometime and have enjoyed your work.

Secondly, I noticed today when upgrading to 2.2.8 besides the obvious reported bug that if I goto the directory where the downloads reside, I can access it and the index of the downloads publicly, is there anyway I can shut this down, in the event that someone finds out its location, i.e should I chmod it? If so, to what or what might I do that only registered users can gain access, thru the proper channels?

Thanks D*

[Nam]

Andrew, thanks so much for all the help so far, but I have another issue. I keep getting error email about max_user_connections:

Database error in vBulletin :

mysql_connect() [<a href='function.mysql-connect'>function.mysql-connect</a>]: User vncom_chuot has already more than 'max_user_connections' active connections
/home/vncom/public_html/forums/includes/class_core.php on line 274

MySQL Error :
Error Number :
Date : Monday, October 22nd 2007 @ 11:04:42 PM
Script : http://www.domain.com/forums/local_s...1123&catid=112
Referrer : http://www.domain.com/forums/local_l...tid=112&page=1
IP Address : 211.28.59.246
Username :
Classname : vb_database

So I login my server root and change the my.cnf user_max_connection from 50 to 200. Still, the email error keep coming. You have any idea of what's wrong? I did optimize and everything as you instructed.

Here is my.cnf, just in case you need it:

[mysqld]
datadir=/var/lib/mysql
socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
skip-locking
skip-innodb
query_cache_limit=1M
query_cache_size=32M
query_cache_type=1
max_user_connections=200
max_connections=500
interactive_timeout=10
wait_timeout=10
connect_timeout=10
thread_cache_size=128
key_buffer=16M
join_buffer=1M
max_allowed_packet=16M
table_cache=1024
record_buffer=1M
sort_buffer_size=2M
read_buffer_size=2M
max_connect_errors=10
thread_concurrency=8
myisam_sort_buffer_size=64M
server-id=1

#[mysql.server]
#user=mysql
#basedir=/var/lib

[safe_mysqld]
err-log=/var/log/mysqld.log
pid-file=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.pid
open_files_limit=8192

#[mysqldump]
#quick
#max_allowed_packet=16M

[mysql]
no-auto-rehash

[isamchk]
key_buffer=64M
sort_buffer=64M
read_buffer=16M
write_buffer=16M

[myisamchk]
key_buffer=64M
sort_buffer=64M
read_buffer=16M
write_buffer=16M

[mysqlhotcopy]
interactive-timeout