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File Area Setup
File directories and subdirectories are similar to message conferences and areas to set up in that they have a main section followed by sections describing each subdirectory.
Example Config
[main]
Visible Sec Level = 10
Visible On Web = false
[Area One]
Database = area_one
Download Sec Level = 10
Upload Sec Level = 99
Upload Path = /path/to/MagickaBBS/files/area_one
[Area Two]
Database = area_two
Download Sec Level = 10
Upload Sec Level = 99
Upload Path = /path/to/MagickaBBS/files/area_two
In the main section variables apply to the whole directory,
Visible Sec Level is the security level required to view the directory.
Visible On Web is either true or false if you want it visible and the files downloadable via the website.
The section name for the sub-directory is the name of the sub directory.
Database is the name of the database that stores the information of the files, it is stored in the main BBS directory. No extension is required.
Download Sec Level This is the security level required to download files from the subdirectory.
Upload Sec Level This is the security level required to upload files to the subdirectory.
Upload Path This is the directory in which uploads are stored for the subdirectory, make sure it's writable for the BBS.
Uploading Files
When a user (or the sysop) uploads a file, they are not approved by default, so they will not be shown in the listings. To approve uploaded files, the sysop should run the filecenter utility on the database.
cd utils/filecenter
./filecenter -c ../../config/bbs.ini
This will list all the files in the database, and allow the sysop to toggle the approved status, or remove the file entirely.
Mass Uploading
If you have a directory full of files you want to upload, you can use the massupload perl script. This script will upload and approve all files in a folder, and if they are ZIP files check for file_id.diz files and import them into the description.
./utils/massupload/massupload.pl /path/to/MagickaBBS/files/area_one area_one.sq3
Note that you must use the FULL path of the directory the files are in.