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Yeah there is no built in file uploader. As stated in the FAQ:

Is there a web browser based uploader?
No, there is none. Why not? This system was originally designed for a site that has many files of at least 15MB and several over 200MB. Since web browser uploading does NOT handle large files (100MB+) very efficiently it was decided to skip the inclusion of one and instead rely on FTP or sFTP.

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I may eventually put one in but at present there is none. You’ll need to use another method like WordPress’ built in media manager or FTP for the actual files.

Well you could use Redirect It to share files but it is really a redirection system.

Share Files Plugin: https://www.ads-software.com/plugins/cleverwise-share-files/

No problem. You caught me sitting at my workstation!

Since there has been no additional follow up I am marking this thread as resolved. If you require additional assistance let me know.

Thanks!

I think you are confusing this plugin with another one. Redirect It is a redirection system and doesn’t work with file downloads directly.

You could use it to upload files using another method and then link to it using this redirection system. I am wondering if you are referring to my Share Files plugin?

I am following up to see if you found the control panel for this plugin?

Once the plugin has been activated a menu item called “Share Files” will appear under the Comments option. This plugin does NOT put its control panel in Settings.

Did you find it?

The issue here was HostGator doesn’t allow permissions of 777 or 666. A permission change to 755 worked and resolved this issue.

I didn’t get the first one but I got the one today and replied. I am not sure why the first email from you failed. However I see the error.

I wanted to leave a follow-up saying I emailed you on Saturday. I am not sure if you got my message or not, however since I hadn’t heard from you I thought I would leave a post.

I sent you an email earlier.

Onward we go…

1) Let’s try one last path modification (which probably should be the default in the plugin).

A) In “Settings” change your path to “../” and that’s it for the path just “../” (no quotes).
B) Also if not done change the URL Type back to “Standard” and hit save.
C) Now click on “Build Redirect File” and then test a link.

2) Should the above fail I need more data to solve this properly. I would ask you download your redirectit.php to your computer open it up and add the following code just below <?php on its own line put

error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', '1');

So the top would look like:

<?php
error_reporting(E_ALL);
ini_set('display_errors', '1');

Now save and upload the file back to your site and try to visit https://royalnugget.com/redirectit.php which should now display some error code other than the HostGator message. I will need to see the error(s) message, so please do NOT rebuild the redirect file. I am hoping HG hasn’t block that function in the PHP settings (we will see).

> it looks to be a nice plugin

Thanks. I am sorry you are having trouble as this is an odd error.

> hit counter added

I have thought of that. This redirect system was originally part of another system I programmed. I decided to end that system and make an internal WordPress plugin for all our company sites.

Then figured others might enjoy it so this is my first publicly released plugin. I have designed many others which I am planning on releasing soon too. I have been slowly redesigning many internal systems to work directly with WordPress. I still have many others to recode as many WordPress sites have systems that are external to WordPress and it makes management a hassle like our daily quotes system.

As for this plugin I could make it work off the database directly but in an effort to save the database (keep site faster) I have tried to limit database calls (queries). I am very big into security and performance. Anyway I digress.

Let me know what happened.

I noticed the error code changed which is good as it means the file was overwritten. You are adding redirects correctly. It sounds like your settings aren’t quite correct.

In “Settings” tab put the following:

1) Redirect File Name: redirectit.php
2) Absolute Path To Redirect File: (I am guessing you didn’t change this as it should just find your local WordPress)
3) URL To Redirect File: https://royalnugget.com/
4) The final two are up to you. Now hit “Save” button.
5) Hit “Build Redirect File” link. Then try https://royalnugget.com/redirectit.php?l=redking2

What happened? I still think it is either a path or permissions issue if this fails. I am open to helping you install this plugin directly on your site if this fails and you want my assistance.

I understand the setup can be a little challenging but once in place it should work very well. I just ran a test on my development setup and all worked with the links provided. Well with your destination URL and the redking2 name (obviously my URL is different). My company uses this system to redirect affiliates too.

I will be happy to work with you to get this up and running.

You mentioned you created the “redirect.php” and 777. Did you leave off the it? It should redirectit.php unless you changed the name in the “Settings” link to match redirect.php. I just want to check because the name needs to match.

Once this completed use the “Build Redirect File” link in the Redirect It control panel. This actually loads your link(s) into the file. The redirect should work.

What happened?

That is correct. The plugin will give you a link at your WordPress site. The destination URL can be any URL on the Internet.

So visitors won’t know the destination until they visit the URL. Plus if you need to change the destination URL no problem simply modify it and then any new clicks will go to the new URL.

Does that help?

I need the reverse. I have WP installed in a subdirectory (WordPress URL) and then have the main domain configured to load WP (Site URL). However as stated the CDN part defaults to the directory of WP.

I have the media directory, which is the most important part for CDN, setup outside the WP directory. The plugin should be changed to allow one of two things – 1) Have a text line, that auto fills in the WP URL to cover most setups, but would allow one to modify this URL – OR – 2) default to the root domain which would allow ANY directory(ies) to be replaced in the site.

Thanks!