.zip .gpx and .kmz files

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Good Evening

I am working within Concrete 9.4.3 with PHP 8.1.33. I fear that the problem I have is trivial to solve, but the solution eludes me.

What I am trying to do is to offer site users the opportunity to download map files of the routes that I have recommended. Thus as a first step I am trying to upload that data to a folder in Files. The only trouble is that it spits back at me “Invalid file type!” The files in question were .doc, .pdf, .zip, .gpx and .kmz. I imagine that .doc and .pdf are not the problem, but what about the others? .gpx is a very common file for outdoors folk and Google Earth is still happy with .kmz files.

Your thoughts would be appreciated.

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Go to

Dashboard → System & Settings → Files → Allowed File Types

and choose which filetypes should be allowed to upload.

GPX and KMZ should be ok, just never allow executable files on your system.

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Thank you very much for that. Such a simple solution, but one just needs to know where to look. I have done the update and now need to think about just what my user will need. I suspect that “Less is more” in the context of route maps.

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Glad you got it sorted. What might also help is setting up the site so users have to login first before they can download the routes. This then gives you a great platform to build a user base, allowing for later monetization.

I have built something like this below. It allows you to browse a limited view of the recipe then if you login it lets you see full recipes and add them to a planner. We offer a 14day trial period (this can be any length). It is all done using user permissions and this Macareux Stripe Subscription add-on