Downloads error / bug You can not download this file directl

[viragotech]

Downloads error / bug "You can not download this file directly from another site"

I member that error use to pop up on here a few years back in the download section, most times if you edited the download link to include www. it would work.

But Im not getting it 100% of the time, sometimes it works with www. in it, some times not.

What was the fix used to make it go away here???

[Helter]

it is a dns issue on your server.
In your dns settings check the zone file for your domain. You should have an entry similar to this. The period after the domain name is required.

yourdomain.com. | 14400 | IN | A | your ip address
www | 14400 | IN | CNAME | yourdomain.com.


also be sure the www is not in your server name in your db phpbb_config.
If it is, it will force www on some links and if your server is having an issue with it it can cause trouble.