Flask is a micro web, lightweight application framework designed to help develop web applications. It makes it easier for you to build apps on the web by incorporating features that simplify the development process. It is also effective for both simple and complex applications. With flask upload file, it is easier to access virtual environments. […]
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What Is Flask? Flask is a Python-based lightweight or micro web framework for developing online applications. It comes with several essential tools and capabilities that make developing web applications a lot easier. One capability of Flask is that it supports the ability to do a Flask upload file from a client to a server and […]
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The World Wide Web allows us to move massive amounts of data between networked computers. It is fundamentally a data-creating and data-sharing community. Images, movies, and audio files are some typical human-interpretable formats for this data. Knowing everything about Django file upload makes data sharing easier. Users have become so accustomed to file sharing that […]
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Do you have a hard time executing a Boto3 upload file? If the answer is yes, then you’re at the right place for help. As you already know, if you want to upload or download files from AWS S3, you can use Boto3, a Python library for AWS. By the time you have finished reading […]
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cURL has a lot of power, but most of it is concealed behind its deliberate non-verbosity and its sophisticated multiple flags, configurations, and options. Once you understand it, however, it is easy to see that cURL has a wide range of powerful features. So let’s explore the best-kept secrets about the cURL upload file. In […]
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Uploading files in Laravel is as easy as writing a few lines of code. All you need to do is create a file viewer where your user selects a file to upload, and a controller does the rest. There are many file upload options, but with our file uploader and the Filestack PHP SDK framework, […]
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You need user input to make a successful web application or website. That is where Bootstrap file upload can help. With a Bootstrap file upload feature, your users can upload photos, videos, and documents, as well as other file types to your project. For instance, let’s say you built a social messaging web app. Using […]
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Almost every web project needs a Laravel file upload feature. Yes, your user needs to be able to submit their CV online or send their favorite music to an online portal. Depending on the language you’re building your web project with, you might find it easy to add functionality for Laravel file upload. Doing a […]
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Developing a Django file upload solution is essential if you must run a form processing operation on your web application. The possibility of this operation enables your user to upload and submit files to the web servers. With Django file upload successfully implemented on your web applications, the uploaded files can be retrieved, processed, stored, […]
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Everyone has had a file get stuck during the upload process. This is because, although a smooth file sharing process is key to improving a website’s user experience and allowing users to collaborate and communicate seamlessly, it is often neglected. Laravel file upload, however, helps put an end to this. It is a PHP framework […]
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If you work on web-related tasks, then you have heard about Bootstrap file uploads. If you already have an great website but want to add Bootstrap file uploads, or you are a beginner with a basic understanding of HTML and CSS but want to be a bootstrap file upload expert, this article is for you. […]
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Drag and drop file upload is a common feature for uploading files to a website. Of course, you can always upload files or images using traditional methods, but sometimes using a drag and drop file upload is more convenient. The appeal of drag and drop file upload features is obvious. Every user needs to regularly […]
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In this article, we’ll tackle the biggest problems associated with drag and drop file uploads. We will also show you how to fix JavaScript Drag and Drop problems using practical examples to illustrate the process. You can make almost any element on your page draggable using the drag and drop file upload (DnD) API. But, […]
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Today’s successful e-commerce businesses prioritize customer experience. Fast response times, clear photos, aligned text, reliable performance, and an intuitive and feature-rich interface all impact brand perception and customer satisfaction. These factors will even affect your e-commerce website’s ability to attract online customers because major search engines, like Google, factor load speeds and responsiveness in their […]
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At Filestack, our mission is to create a complete toolkit for content processing that evolves with the needs of developers. We’ve built a series of use case specific tools and APIs including file uploads (1.8B uploads to date), transformations (27B content processing operations in 2019), intelligence and delivery which can all be tied together with […]
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When you need to compile and share large amounts of content, coming from multiple sources in varied formats, you want a solution that makes it easy. When you’re developing an ingestion stack to control all that content, it’s critical to use the right resources. Every minute an app developer spends building an ingestion stack is […]
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JPEGs. PDFs. SVGs. Even for the most savvy developers, keeping track of all available image file extensions isn’t easy. Using the wrong (or suboptimal) file format could result in: Low image/video/audio quality Unnecessarily large file sizes Slow delivery of large files Inaccessibility of data within the file Simply put, knowing and understanding the many types […]
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Zip files are ubiquitous files on the net. We use them frequently when sending an e-mail or downloading a program. What is a zip file? It’s an archive format which contains one or several files in a compressed form in order to reduce the overall size of the file. This is not a new technology. […]
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Uploading large files is a constant headache for developers. Pains like latency, speed, timeouts and interruptions, especially over mobile devices, are difficult to avoid. However, over the years, it is becoming increasingly important that your application be able to handle large files. At Filestack, we provide file infrastructure for over 100,000 applications worldwide, handling file […]
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App development can be an intense process. So much work goes into the different components of making a truly successful app and security is absolutely vital to the process. You need your data to be and stay secure. You need your users to be protected. Malicious attacks are one of the great existential threats to […]
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Domain whitelisting is a method of ensuring that no one but your organization is using your web picker. It’s one way of securing your solution and your resources, so others don’t attempt to piggy back on your account. At the same time, it isn’t entirely foolproof on its own; it requires other security measures. It’s […]
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How is your application’s file upload security? Filestack provides secure file upload features that can be included in any application, protecting the platform’s upload gateway. In addition to this, the Filestack API is protected through parameters like custom API keys, domain whitelisting and Filestack Policies and Signatures. Here’s what you need to know about the […]
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Everybody knows that the Internet can be a dangerous place for both personal and professional users alike, making security more than necessary. Not only is cyber crime fast becoming more profitable than even illegal drug trade around the world, but 230 new malware samples are produced every single day – a trend that shows absolutely no signs of slowing […]
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Does your website allow users to upload files? Learn secure file upload best practices and prevent dangerous vulnerabilities and attacks. Almost every web application accepts user input, and one of the most common types of input is in the form of file uploads. Whether it’s a consumer application where users are uploading photos, or […]
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Does your company require enhanced uploading capabilities? With Filestack Upload, you get a seamlessly integrated uploading platform that can handle your uploads from start-to-finish. There are many scenarios that might require enhanced uploading. Here are just a few of them: 1. Uploading Files to a Community-Based Platform Social media sites and other community-driven platforms often thrive on a wealth […]
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Organizations today handle more data than ever, making data protection their top responsibility. In 2024, as cyber threats become more sophisticated and frequent, businesses of all sizes are enhancing their data security measures, driven both by evolving business needs and stringent regulatory standards. Regulatory Compliance is Becoming a Driving Force Behind Data Security In 2024, […]
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File uploads can present a serious security risk and upload security is a necessity for any system that uploads and manages files. When a malicious program is embedded within an upload, it isn’t just the platform itself that’s at risk, it’s also any user of the platform, as well their data system. If you want […]
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Cybersecurity threats continue to grow. In 2023, we saw a rise in advanced cyber-attacks such as AI-driven phishing, deepfake frauds, and extensive data breaches, with over 15 billion records compromised last year. Industries ranging from education to healthcare are increasingly targeted, highlighting the critical need for robust virus detection measures. The Threat of Viruses Introduced […]
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Why Do We Need Responsive Images? In few words, visual content is crucial to growing any business. Images are the predominant medium to deliver content on web pages so designers and developers spend a lot of time working on images, content and related challenges. The biggest challenge we usually face is to provide the same […]
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Pictures are a fundamental media to transmit an idea or message on the web. This is not new, if you have read our previous article How to Make Images Responsive you now know visual content help marketers to boost up their business so pictures should fit the widest range of screens to reach every potential client. […]
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A Plupload solution is a generic fix for small sites, but it tends to unravel at scale. The cause of this can be found where three key trends have collided at a massive intersection: Content is growing at an exponential rate: Content used to be curated and created by enterprises and uploaded for users to consume […]
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You can easily upload files via web search results, allowing your users to search the web for images and select the one they want; in fact, if you’re displaying the Filestack File Picker on your web page, you’re already done. One of the built-in features of the File Picker is to provide your users with […]
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If you’re building Android mobile apps that work with files, those files should be uploaded, transformed, and delivered to your users with intelligence. Filestack’s Android SDK makes this a breeze, so you can drop in world-class content management functionality and save time and energy on your development sprints. The new version of Filestack’s Android SDK […]
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You can easily import a file by its URL on your back end in PHP; here’s how. Prerequisites Composer: The PHP Package Manager First, make sure you’ve got Composer installed on the system you’ll be playing with. Briefly, you can run the following on Mac/*NIX systems: php -r “copy(‘https://getcomposer.org/installer’, ‘composer-setup.php’);” php -r “if (hash_file(‘sha384’, ‘composer-setup.php’) […]
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You can easily upload files by their URL on your back end in Node; here’s how. Start by ensuring that you have the NPM package from Filestack: npm install filestack-js You can install that globally with -g, or just within your project as shown above. Next, init that in your code. I’ll create a file […]
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Some files already live on the web. Why should your users download them to their device just to upload them again to your site? If a file can be accessed via public-facing URL, you can pull it in to your Filestack app directly by referencing that URL. More specifically, your users can do this on […]
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Integrate Optical Character Recognition into any content workflow through Filestack OCR and Workflows. By leveraging Filestack, OCR functionality can be introduced directly into your content pipeline, making it easier for your organization to focus on its other operations. It’s Easy to Add OCR to Any Content Pipeline Filestack Workflows makes it trivial to create a complete end-to-end content pipeline for […]
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I’ve been writing about how to upload files from Facebook, download files from Instagram, and allow users to upload files from their desktop or mobile device, but a lot of users store their files in an online cloud drive; how do we connect to those? Fortunately, Filestack’s File Picker integrates with third party services like […]
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Can you upload Facebook user photos directly from their account? Uploading a photo from a computer is pretty straightforward. The file is on the user’s computer, they select it, then whoosh! Up it goes to the server. Most of our files live in a complex world of cloud storage, 3rd party service providers, and various […]
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If you’ve explored Optical Character Recognition (OCR) over the years, you may be skeptical of the power of today’s processing solutions. Previous generations of OCR software were sub-par at best, delivering general purpose content that was often riddled with errors and inaccuracies. After a few trials, many business and technology leaders would go back to […]
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I’ve been providing example code recipes for uploading files using Filestack’s various SDKs, including JavaScript/TypeScript in Node, PHP, Python, and Ruby so far. But what if you just want to create a simple HTML page and handle file uploads from there? It’s super easy, so here’s a recipe you can start with today: <html> <head> […]
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Uploading files in Ruby should be as easy, straightforward, and as fun as the language itself. Here’s my simple recipe to demonstrate exactly that. First things first: this isn’t a Ruby on Rails recipe. I’ll make one of those in due course. This is a plain, simple, pure Ruby demonstration. I’ll use the open source […]
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Python is eating the world! You will find many passionate Python programmers, and just as many critics, but there’s no denying that Python is a powerful, relevant, and constantly growing force in software development today. Python is just a language, though, and languages can’t solve business problems like workflow, architecture, and logistics; these things are […]
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Over 80% of the web runs on PHP, so there must be some pretty solid solutions for handling common tasks like uploading files to a server, right? Yes, then no. Let me explain: Uploading a file is easy. Just present the user with an HTML form that allows them to use AJAX file upload to […]
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Front end development throws a lot of shade over back end processes these days, especially in the land of JavaScript. Originally a language targeting browsers, JS has matured into every nook and cranny of modern development as a de facto tool. The syntax for interacting with various libraries in JavaScript can be confusingly identical between […]
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Images are typically the most bandwidth demanding element of a page and their impact is most often mitigated by resizing them or reducing their quality. Progressive images are another option in your toolbox to optimize your end user’s experience of a web site. Progressive images allow you to provide a more compelling user experience as […]
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How Does Content Affect My Business? It seems that everyone is hyper-aware of just how much content surrounds us, everywhere and all the time. Content drives the vast majority of our social lives, of our work lives, of our tangible and intangible possessions. As a business owner, entrepreneur, or developer, content likely makes up a […]
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