Major Additions - Links and Downloads Manager

What this is and does

Version 3.0.2-PL1 uploaded 15th March 2010.

LDM is a general-purpose tool for managing libraries of links and files, and handling uploads and downloads in a flexible way, while tracking and controlling user access. It also has a range of integrated media players and a large library of 'plugin' extras. It has been developed steadily since the release of vb 3.0 some six years ago, based on extensive feedback from users at vb.org.

I think the 3.0.x releases have been tested enough and are no longer considered beta. However, I still want feedback on features that do not work at all or do not work properly.

Translations in Spanish, French, Chinese, German and Dutch are available as phrase files and are more or less complete.

Installation and Usage Explained in the on-line Wiki, with a brief explanation in the file instructions.txt in the release zip.

The installer will either create a new LDM database, or recognise that you already have an earlier version installed and update it.

Unlike earlier versions of LDM, this version automatically adds a link to the product on the main vb navbar.

Please do not blindly install on a live forum without being sure that you have tested it adequately. Use carefully and always backup your database before upgrading. Post reports of problems and suggestions for enhancements in this thread. You can find extensive discussion of this mod in the VB3.7 mods and VB3.8 mods sections.

Staff Note: Sadly, Andrew D, the developer of the Links and Downloads Manager has passed away after a long period of illness.

[airheadairbrush]

Andrew sense upgrading to 3.0.2 LDM after upgrading the forum to VB4 the videos no longer play on the JWPlayer when you click on a video link a box comes up OPEN WITH or save. They used to just play in the JWPlayer (FLV files)

Can you point me in the direction of how to correct this.

[shyguy82]

Trying to configure it and no matter what option I change and try to save settings I get The file(s) uploaded were too large to process.

I'm running vB 4 on Windows (IIS with FastCGI, I don't think Document_Root issue applies here). I've tried DownloadsII and it works but I wanted to try this mod as well to see which one is better suited for my site and for some reason I can't do it.

Andrew, can you shed some light here, I've tried setting the upload_dir and all other settings but I get that messages when I try to save it.

[webli]

Hi Andrew

If I want to add new links in LDM I get this Error:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ')' in /home/httpd/vhosts/heilpaedagogikplus.ch/httpdocs/testforum/includes/local_links_include.php(2133) : eval()'d code on line 642

How can I correct it?

Also the Plugin webthumbs doesn't function (I've made the needed directories and with a 777). Easywebthumbs works but i want to save the thumbs on my server. How to bring it works?

Thanks a lot for help
webli

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by shyguy82

Trying to configure it and no matter what option I change and try to save settings I get The file(s) uploaded were too large to process.

I'm running vB 4 on Windows (IIS with FastCGI, I don't think Document_Root issue applies here). I've tried DownloadsII and it works but I wanted to try this mod as well to see which one is better suited for my site and for some reason I can't do it.

Andrew, can you shed some light here, I've tried setting the upload_dir and all other settings but I get that messages when I try to save it.

This error is being generated by the vbulletin infrastucture before it gets into LDM. I've not seen it before (it seems to relate to a check introduced in vb4.0). Does your server have the Suhosin module installed? This module is sensitive to the number of settings being transferred.

I am happy to take a look at your site, but will need full vb admin access.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by abdelghani68

when JWplayeris is active :

I can enter in the categorie, there is this error :

Warning:  require_once([path]/includes/local_links_flashsites.php) [function.require-once]:  failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/includes/local_links_players.php(108)  : eval()'d code on line 26

Fatal error:  require_once() [function.require]:  Failed opening required  '/home/www/51bf8dd46724439e6e993b928301259b/web/includes/local_links_flashsites.php'  (include_path='.:/opt/php/lib/php') in /home/www/51bf8dd46724439e6e993b928301259b/web/includes/local_links_players.php(108)  : eval()'d code on line 26

I think you have installed the 'flashsites' extra without also uploading the php code that this extra needs to run. It's in the includes subdirectory of the extra.

[abdelghani68]

Originally Posted by AndrewD

I think you have installed the 'flashsites' extra without also uploading the php code that this extra needs to run. It's in the includes subdirectory of the extra.

thanks, I haven't the error now. But the video doesn't start when I clic play. The mp3 start when I clic on play.

I use the jwplayer inline.

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by E.T.

Hi AndrewD,

Found a little issue and proberly it has something to do with wrong settings within my forum....

In the downloads the uploaded picture is showing, but in the automated postings on the forum itself the picture isn't display, it comes with the wrong url

hxxp://www.xxxxx.eu/forum/forum.php/UpLoads/imageuploads/211712678157878840.jpg

As you see there is a forum.php within the url.

Do you have any idea how this can be fixed ?

Thanks in advance

Regards,
Marcel

I can't persuade this to go wrong for me Can you reinstate my admin account on your site so that I can take a look?

[AndrewD]

Originally Posted by abdelghani68

thanks, I haven't the error now. But the video doesn't start when I clic play. The mp3 start when I clic on play.

I use the jwplayer inline.

One problem is that your web server is running out of memory. It is only allowing your site to use 64MByte, and playing the video seems to need more that that. I don't know why.

The php setting on your server is memory_limit. Can you get this increased?

I don't know if this is the only problem - we have to take this a step at a time.

[TosaInu]

Hello,

It's updated smoothly. Thank you for the great plugin AndrewD.

I seem to have forgotten some configuration. I have a writable upload directory, and to keep it tidy I also have subdirectories in that for several categories. That worked smoothly in the past and it still does. But I added a new category and want a new subdir for that. I can't find the place to change it. As far as I recall it was simply edit Category/Control settings Section Managing file uploads. But I only see en/disable and filetype settings there.

[angeljs]

I'm still receiving the following error on my forum home if I try to enable recent,random etc entries on forumhome:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function ldm_load_bitcache() in /home/******/public_html/forums/includes/local_links_include.php on line 349