Reading PDF files in PHP

Question

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Read pdf files with php

Can you read PDF files using PHP code?

Answer 1

Yes, you can. Or install a command line script that can convert PDF files to text and execute it in PHP

$content = shell_exec('/usr/local/bin/pdftotext '.$filename.' -'); //dash at the end to output content 

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... or write a PHP function like this .

Answer 2

To read PDF files, you need to install the XPDF package ( http://www.foolabs.com/xpdf/about.html ), which includes "pdftotext". After installing XPDF / pdftotext, you run the following PHP statement to get the text in PDF format:

 $content = shell_exec('/usr/local/bin/pdftotext '.$filename.' -'); //dash at the end to output content 

Answer 3

You will need to use an extension, for example

http://www.pdflib.com/products/pdflib-family/

or

http://framework.zend.com/manual/en/zend.pdf.html