Comments on: PDF to Text + PHP http://gf4e.wordpress.com/2008/07/03/pdf-to-text-php/ Vultri - Just a new e-business in the making! :) Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:35:27 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: gf4e http://gf4e.wordpress.com/2008/07/03/pdf-to-text-php/#comment-94 gf4e Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:59:44 +0000 http://gf4e.wordpress.com/?p=37#comment-94 you have to make sure that these calls (system()) are allowed by your hoster. then manually upload the tool to wherever you want on your server, an appropriate version for your OS. then try using a local path to the tool in the system() or another external execution call... you have to make sure that these calls (system()) are allowed by your hoster. then manually upload the tool to wherever you want on your server, an appropriate version for your OS. then try using a local path to the tool in the system() or another external execution call…

]]> By: hrxone http://gf4e.wordpress.com/2008/07/03/pdf-to-text-php/#comment-92 hrxone Fri, 12 Dec 2008 09:50:09 +0000 http://gf4e.wordpress.com/?p=37#comment-92 hi...i have some trouble for using this tool (pdftotext) below is my code for read pdf content: $file = "test.pdf"; $outpath = preg_replace("/\.pdf$/", "", $file).".txt"; system("pdftotext ".escapeshellcmd($file), $ret); if ($ret == 0) { $value = file_get_contents($outpath); unlink($outpath); print $value; } if ($ret == 127) print "Could not find pdftotext tool."; if ($ret == 1) print "Could not find pdf file."; i have got this code from php.net, and i try it in my server but the report is coult not find pdftotext tool. How do i know if my server have this tool?or maybe how to install that tool? I will very appreciate if you want to help me..Please contact me via email. Thank you hi…i have some trouble for using this tool (pdftotext) below is my code for read pdf content:
$file = “test.pdf”;
$outpath = preg_replace(“/\.pdf$/”, “”, $file).”.txt”;

system(“pdftotext “.escapeshellcmd($file), $ret);
if ($ret == 0)
{
$value = file_get_contents($outpath);
unlink($outpath);
print $value;
}
if ($ret == 127)
print “Could not find pdftotext tool.”;
if ($ret == 1)
print “Could not find pdf file.”;

i have got this code from php.net, and i try it in my server but the report is coult not find pdftotext tool. How do i know if my server have this tool?or maybe how to install that tool? I will very appreciate if you want to help me..Please contact me via email. Thank you

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