peter_gross

the plugin only interprets the style option.

Hi,
thank you for the detailed information.

could you send me your the shortcode which did not run to analyse the problem with the parameters? (you can modify the download path, if you don′t want to send it).

the “internal server error 500” is one of the most unspecific error message of the server system.
If you have this problem on all your websites on your server at one time, there must anything on the server system be changed (like php settings, access rights…)

I′m sorry that you can not use this plugin anymore, but in such a case I cannot give you any hint how to run it again.

Hello,

the final download of the plugin is implemented in these three simple lines:
header(“Content-Type: $type”);
header(“Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=\”$filename\””);
readfile($path);

If there is added a text like “<!– ignored –>” to the downloaded file this must be an effect from the command “readfile($path);”
This is a simple php function which of course can have influence of the php settings on your new provider.

Strange for me is, what is the difference if you are logged in with your WP account. This should not differ for the php settings on your system.

Hi,
see the new version 1.4! It′s checking also the php.ini settings.

Hi,

see the new version 1.4! You can now set the new option to don′t allow external downloads.

I have not interested yet with “Mod_Security” topics, but I think then you need not modify your .htaccess file in wp-admin but either in the main folder of the wp-site or in the folder where the file for download is located.
Sorry, but I′m no expert for “Mod_Security”.

no, the dialog and the canceling is done on your client webexplorer side. The PHP-code was done and finished previously.

for my understanding: when do you get this error? At admin page or at download page?

yes, there would ba a possibility to program the php file path by converting it to different charsets. But this would need again one more parameter in the shortcode. This plugin was designed to be easy to use and be useable in a straight line. So I will not overload the options for this plugin.

one hint: don′t use greek letters in a path, if it is not really nescessary – this will cause also errors in many other plugins or applications.

if you are still confirm with php programming then you shoud see the following link https://php.net/manual/de/function.iconv.php

bye

Hi,

there are many php configuration parameters which can be set. Mostly these parameters can only be set from the provider of your webspace. Most providers do the change by a simple mail or a ticket.
For reading and downloading a file with this plugin, it is nescessary to have the setting for “allow_url_fopen” set to “ON”.

You can check this parameter by calling the php function phpinfo() directly in a php script.

My idea is to do this check in the next plugin version in the plugin′s administrator page. Then it would pe possible to show a warning at the administrator page if the parameter is not set.

Hi,
your shortcode and link are ok. I have inserted your shortcode in a test site “https://filedownload.blog-me.de/Test/&#8221; and it is running at once.
Where do you call the shortcode? in a sidebar?
Which versions of wordpress and plugin do you use?
Are there other plugins installed which can influence the behavior of shorcodes?

greetings
Peter

Hi,

thanks, I will think about your idea.

greetings
Peter

Hi uhrart,

yes, I think it′s possible to call the download.php (which is the called function of the downloadlink) also from external whith any other link.

So actually it′s allowed to make downloads with this plugin of external domains.

There happens actual nothing, than it is counted to your statistic data of the plugin.

You are absolutely right, that this can be used to make spam entries and I see that this has anyone done. I did not see it before.

So, my idea is to implement an option in the plugin which does not allow to download external domains.

I′m always open for better ideas. Otherwise I will make an update with the featute as described above.

greetings
Peter

Hi,
you can change the style (a little bit) by using the style keyword in the shortcode like [….style=”color:#FF0000;”]. All possible html styles for a button are here possible to set.