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 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*

Several points.

You can place all the LDM files outside the web server directories using the local_file_root and local_file_root_prefix settings. That will completely stop anyone being able to get at the files by guessing the location. This is explained in http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php...nd_Server_Load

In addition, you should block your web server from allowing production of directory listings when someone just enters the directory name. An easy way to do this is to put an empty index.html file in that directory. A better way is to tell the server not to provide directory listings. With Apache, you can also configure the server to prevent directory listings, using the Options commands within the httpd.conf file.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by 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:



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:

Nam, I'm sorry, but as I said in an earlier message, I am not an expert on MySQL, so I can't help you with this.

[Nam]

It's no problem Andrew, I thought because the error is point to LDM, you might know something about it. I've bothered you enough .

[sduckie2k5]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

Several points.

You can place all the LDM files outside the web server directories using the local_file_root and local_file_root_prefix settings. That will completely stop anyone being able to get at the files by guessing the location. This is explained in http://www.eirma.org/wikis/index.php...nd_Server_Load

In addition, you should block your web server from allowing production of directory listings when someone just enters the directory name. An easy way to do this is to put an empty index.html file in that directory. A better way is to tell the server not to provide directory listings. With Apache, you can also configure the server to prevent directory listings, using the Options commands within the httpd.conf file.

Thank you I will use those ideas! D*

[jGas]

the new version is here...that's great andrew!

i use LDM to let my users to upload the songs they make, so' id' like to know is there something like "nominate for mod/entry/song of the month" add-on...

or, a way to know, every, month, which songs are best rated...or which songs posted on a month the users like more...

thanks!

[obmob]

Well, finally I updated one of my sites to 2.2.8, but now i'm having a little problem.

I decided to sort better my folders, so i renamed the one where my downloads are... I renamed it and used xml to import my db.

But now, every time i want to rename the uploads directory, I cant, i get the following error:

Not valid
upload_dir : /files/uploads
Cannot access/create directory /media/usrupl [/home/server/public/files/uploads]

That folder is there, it has CHMOD 777, but it can't be accessed, i even deleted my htaccess file and tried again, but no luck. O.o

Any thoughts?

Thanks! ^^,

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by obmob

Well, finally I updated one of my sites to 2.2.8, but now i'm having a little problem.

I decided to sort better my folders, so i renamed the one where my downloads are... I renamed it and used xml to import my db.

But now, every time i want to rename the uploads directory, I cant, i get the following error:

Not valid
upload_dir : /files/uploads
Cannot access/create directory /media/usrupl [/home/server/public/files/uploads]

That folder is there, it has CHMOD 777, but it can't be accessed, i even deleted my htaccess file and tried again, but no luck. O.o

Any thoughts?

Thanks! ^^,

I'm surprised by that error - as far as I can tell from the code, it should say Cannot access/create directory /files/uploads [/home/server/public/files/uploads]

try doing it in several steps. clear the upload_dir field and submit. then clear the local_file_root and local_file_root_prefix settings and submit. then reset the local_file_root and local_file_root_prefix settings the way you want them. then reset upload_dir.

Are you sure that your upload_dir is where you think it is, i.e. a subdirectory of /home/server/public?

[Alfa1]

Here are the Dutch phrases for LDM. Please let me know if this is up to your liking.

[IrPr]

Little typo in hooks_ldm.xml, Twice ldm_ repeated

<hook>ldm_ldm_cache_built</hook>

[IrPr]

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?

Goto phpMyAdmin -> Show MySQL runtime information/Status or locate phpMA_path/server_status.php manually
look for red values and check their Descriptions, maybe it help u

BTW how many records u've on linksdownload?