Making 'file' input element mandatory (required)

Question

I want to make (an HTML) \'file\' input element mandatory: something like

But it i

Answer 1

All statements above are entirely correct. However, it is possible for a malicious user to send a POST request without using your form in order to generate errors. Thus, HTML and JS, while offering a user-friendly approach, will not prevent these sorts of attacks. To do so, make sure that your server double checks request data to make sure nothing is empty.