Linklocker Free (encrypt download links)

Kenan (ee_sa),

I’ve logged into your site and I am able to download the files using the LinkLocker encrypted links. I looked at your templates and see that on inc/down_subscriptions, the links are set to expire after 2 minutes. For inc/down_issues, they are set to expire after 10 minutes. What could be happening is that the links that are being generated are timing out. If that page is cached in your browser, you will be presented with “expired” links after 2 or 10 minutes. In the address bar of the browser I see that I am not being forwarded to the proper template “user/dl_error”, but the page is blank - as you have described.

Refreshing the page (F5 or CTRL->R) causes new links to be generated and therefore the links will work. I verified this. I will address the failure to forward to the proper err_page in an upcoming update.

Please let me know if I may provide further assistance.

Thanks

UPDATE : 4/16/2010 LinkLocker has been updated to version 1.5. Module name is now referred to as LinkLocker Free. Bug fix for problem serving .pdf files. Bug fix that was causing IP Lock to always be on. Fixed documentation to properly show how to use debug modes. Added error messages for iplock, expired, and allow_url_fopen not on. To upgrade please uninstall previous version and install new version. I hope you find this module useful. Download: Please visit the brad-street.com website to download the latest version of LinkLocker Free.

Hi Brad,

Thanks for the download, looking great. Did notice one thing though that the module doesn’t work and comes up with an error upon trying to create any links.

Seems that $PREFS wasn’t in the global list on line 81 in mod.linklocker.php. Adding that in so it now looks like this :

Line 79 - 81
    function Linklocker()
    {
        global $DB, $TMPL, $IN, $FNS, $PREFS;

makes it all work again.

Thanks again for a great download.

Best wishes,

Mark

Hey Mark,

Good catch - guess that’s what happens when you get in a hurry. I’ve updated the download file.

Thanks, Brad

No problem at all.

Thanks again for a fantastic module.

Best wishes,

Mark

At last, my store is up and running. There is still lots to do on the site, not to mention I’m actively developing an update for LinkLocker Pro for EE 1x, a NEW (3.0) version for EE 1.x, and LinkLocker Pro for EE2. At least now you no longer have to send a PM to purchase. Furthermore, the orders are being fulfilled with the upcoming LinkLocker 3.0, though the only thing you’ll notice from an end user perspective is that the generated links are MUCH shorter. If you would like to buy LinkLocker Pro or download LinkLocker Free, please visit my website at http://www.brad-street.com. Thanks!

Hi Brad,

How do I apply Linklocker to this:

<a href="http://www.stockmarketcpr.com/_flash/player.swf?file={video}class=videoLink">{title}</a>

Thanks!

Hey Forrest,

I can’t get the code to display properly in these forums. I would think putting the stuff within quotes as href= into the url= parameter of the linklocker tag should do the trick. Even better would be to create a field in your weblog and save the entire URL, including the video file name, instead of just the filename. This would avoid any possible issues with having a variable within the linklocker tag.

Thanks!