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==How to manually add Attachments on SMF== | ==How to manually add Attachments on SMF== | ||
1. Upload your file to the Attachments Folder in your SMF Directory | |||
2. Make a unique 40 character hash including a-z and 0-9 | 2. Make a unique 40 character hash including a-z and 0-9 | ||
3. Make your topic / message if you have not already and get your message id | 3. Make your topic / message if you have not already and get your message id | ||
Revision as of 16:31, 29 November 2011
How to manually add Attachments on SMF
1. Upload your file to the Attachments Folder in your SMF Directory 2. Make a unique 40 character hash including a-z and 0-9 3. Make your topic / message if you have not already and get your message id 4. Log into your database and go to {smf_prefix}_attachments 5. Press insert from the navigation menu 6. Fill out the entry like the following id_attach: NA - Auto Incremented id_thumb: NA id_msg: This is the mesage id you want the attachment to be on id_member: NA id_folder: NA - If you have certain upload folders then choose the appropriate id for it attachment_type: NA filename: Full file name including extension file_hash: Put the hash you made in step 2 here fileext: Your file extension (no ".") size: Size in kb (you can get this by looking at the properties of the file) downloads: NA - determines download count and you may change width: NA height: NA mime_type: NA approved: NA 7. Press "Go" to insert the entry 8. Rename the file you uploaded to your attachments folder to {id_attach}_{hash} {id_attach} is from your database entry {hash} the 40 character hash you made in step 2
- Note: There is no extension!
Done :)
