files

I got frustrated with files uploaded via the Upload module being assigned seemingly random MIME types, depending on the client that originally uploaded the file. So I made a little utility module -- http://drupal.org/project/filemime -- that may be useful for anyone using the Upload module. It rewrites the MIME type for each file upload based on a server-side mime.types file and/or custom settings.

It hasn't been heavily tested yet so please file an issue if you find any..

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I'm running the stable version of eCommerce on Drupal 5.5 and I'm coming against some problems trying to configure it for file downloads. For example, when I try to purchase a file, it insists on asking for a shipping address. I can't seem to find the control panel to turn this off. Also, "quantity" is meaningless for file downloads, but I can't seem to figure out how to make it not ask you for that either. Are there built-in ways to handle these things? I can futz with the code myself, but I find it strange that the system wouldn't have some way to account for this kind of thing.

I've done a small patch, which makes fast private file transfers through X-Sendfile possible.

Instead of changing UI as the old one, this one just provides the possibility to specify a handler for file transferring:
http://drupal.org/node/74472#comment-323445

fago

Well things are wrapping up and I can happily report the public/private uploads are working (more or less)!

So public/private file handling has been progressing pretty well. I've still been having some trouble fixing uploads in HEAD and the changing code base has made this a challenge. However I've become much better at debugging and I'm quickly become a bazaar wizz. The project is still on target to be completed soon and the code should be operating properly quickly. For those interested in the progress you can use bazaar to check out the code from http://drupal.codeincarnate.com.

Well, files have been coming along well. Full working private/public upload and download functionality is nearly working and a alpha release for testing will be coming in the very near future. Most of the work left that remains is with file_set_private which is a very important function in the entire scheme of things. As always if you want to get the code bazaar can be used, just point it at http://drupal.codeincarnate.com. Things may be a little delayed because I'm turning 21 tomorrow. Bottoms up!

So files are progressing very well. Work with file_create_url and file_create_path is mostly done but there is still some testing left to do. This is one major portion of getting private/public files working as these functions are responsible for creating the download URLs and paths for files. As always you can check out the code using bazaar from http://drupal.codeincarnate.com. In the near future I'll be looking for testers so if anyone is interested drop me a message or holler at me on IRC if you're interested.

So this has been a good week for files. File uploads are mostly completely working and interfaces are being changed over to use the new file object interface. Right now there is an expected release date of August 5th and most of the code should be done by then. As usual you can check out the current code at http://drupal.codeincarnate.com with bazaar.