Hi Paul - there is no 'REF' line.
No other text at all...

Steve

It seems this error message (without REF) is displayed only in one case - when no file has been uploaded at all, i.e. this code is FALSE:

For me it's hard to say why it happens with no additional information; but definitely you need to debug the script before this line to see what actually happens with your file, and specially, with $_FILES['userfile'] array.

Unfortunately, that's way beyond my pay-grade...
Pictures upload ok - and pdfs used to upload too.
I've changed nothing, so I expect a change in our hosting server?
But, I have no idea what...

Steve

I couldn't be sure on it without knowing debugging results.

Update to the issue described above: I've investigated it on the paid support basis, and discovered that PDF files is not truly the issue here. Uploading a small size PDF went fine, so it was only about PDF file which was about 3.2 Mbytes in size. I've went to PHP info which could be easily produced as:

and there it's easy to find 2 major settings which define file uploads:

upload_max_filesize - which has been set just to 2 Mbytes;
post_max_size - which has been to 8 Mbytes.

So, before setting up the max.sizes in the File Bank add-on, at first you should always refer to those settings. These settings are server-wide, and they couldn't be changed from a PHP script. That means, if in the PHP script you set the max.uploaded size to 5 Mb, but upload_max_filesize is equal to 2 Mb, and you upload the file which is 3,2 Mb, the file won't be uploaded; and that is, you'll get no infos on it (that's why no REF message is provided in the File Bank).

Only increasing upload_max_filesize in php.ini on the server makes the bigger files truly allowed for upload. And then, you could rely on this setting to adjust options for max.sizes in the File Bank add-on (as well, in the File Attachments add-on, too).

Also, keep in mind that post_max_size, which defines the total size of the post data sent, incl. texts, descriptions, titles, hidden vars and so on, should always be relatively bigger than upload_max_filesize.

Hi Paul — been reading the user guides, but can't see the answer to this.

To keep things looking consistent, can I force Upload Files to default to using the thumbnail option?
(Obviously this is specifically for pictures.)
And will that force the set size only if the picture being attached is larger than the set thumbnail size?
(So not up-size a smaller picture.)

Steve

I suppose, you mean the File Bank? And this form below:



And you'd like the checkbox on the screen always checked by default, correct?

If so, you have to modify /templates/addon_storage_fileform.html and instead of {$cthumbChecked}, put this: checked="checked".

Yes, this box acts for pictures only. Even if you upload any other binary file, it won't be applied — or at least it shouldn't...

That's correct, the resizing action is applied only to pictures having bigger dimensions than defined.

Hi Paul — how can I have the 'create a thumbnail' option enabled by default?

I thought it would be — $thumbnailDefaultChecked=TRUE; — in — addon_storage_options.php — but that doesn't work...

Steve

Hey Steve,

thanks for this report.

It appears to be the mystery option indeed :) seems to be present in the config file, but it's nowhere present in the script.

Obviously I didn't implement it because putting the checked box by default is quite simple: somewhere in bb_plugins.php (right after the opening <?php tag or right after the /* Storage addon */ comment code) try to paste the following:

I'll keep it in my notes and in the next version of this add-on will implement the option itself.

Hi Paul,

I tried this

Unfortunately, it doesn't work...

Steve

Ah!

I had to modify:

As you mentioned above...

Steve

Yes, this or that would work by now.

Hi Paul — can I make the File Bank link in the Main Header only visible for Admin/Moderators?

I have searched for the info, but have not been able to find anything...

Steve

It's quite possible — you have to modify bb_plugins.php — make sure you have backed it up and use the original file from the live server ;)

For the File Bank top link you have this code:

Remove all double slashes in front of code strings, and change the condition, so the code becomes like this: