Hi,
I want to make a website where I can allow people to directly upload content (and it must be visible for other visitors without me having to manually add it) but I don’t know where to start.
Is it smart to use a CMS, if so which one or is there an obvious answer like its just one line of JS?
(I do want to note that i’m a beginner coder so it might be a dumb question for the more advanced people)
>Solution :
The safest, and easiest way is to use an existing, dedicated system, like CMS. CMSes usually have critical functionalities already built-in. Such functionalities are, for example:
- validating file types vs theirs contents
- blocking uploading files that may contain server-side executable code
- blocking files containing Javascript (to protect against XSS attacks)