PHP code example of mikehaertl / php-pdftk

    
        
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

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mikehaertl / php-pdftk example snippets

// Create an instance for a single file
$pdf = new Pdf('/path/to/form.pdf');

// Alternatively add files later. Handles are autogenerated in this case.
$pdf = new Pdf();
$pdf->addFile('/path/to/file1.pdf');
$pdf->addFile('/path/to/file2.pdf');

// Add files with own handle
$pdf = new Pdf();
$pdf->addFile('/path/to/file1.pdf', 'A');
$pdf->addFile('/path/to/file2.pdf', 'B');
// Add file with handle and password
$pdf->addFile('/path/to/file3.pdf', 'C', 'secret*password');

// Shortcut to pass all files to the constructor
$pdf = new Pdf([
  'A' => ['/path/to/file1.pdf', 'secret*password1'],
  'B' => ['/path/to/file2.pdf', 'secret*password2'],
]);

use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;

// Fill form with data array
$pdf = new Pdf('/full/path/to/form.pdf');
$result = $pdf->fillForm([
        'name'=>'ÄÜÖ äüö мирано čárka',
        'nested.name' => 'valX',
    ])
    ->needAppearances()
    ->saveAs('filled.pdf');

// Always check for errors
if ($result === false) {
    $error = $pdf->getError();
}

// Fill form from FDF
$pdf = new Pdf('form.pdf');
$result = $pdf->fillForm('data.xfdf')
    ->saveAs('filled.pdf');
if ($result === false) {
    $error = $pdf->getError();
}

use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;

// Fill form with data array
$pdf = new Pdf('/full/path/to/form.pdf');
$result = $pdf->fillForm($data)
    ->replacementFont('/usr/share/fonts/dejavu/DejaVuSans.ttf')
    ->saveAs('filled.pdf');

use mikehaertl\pdftk\XfdfFile;
use mikehaertl\pdftk\FdfFile;

$xfdf = new XfdfFile(['name' => 'Jürgen мирано']);
$xfdf->saveAs('/path/to/data.xfdf');

$fdf = new FdfFile(['name' => 'Jürgen мирано']);
$fdf->saveAs('/path/to/data.fdf');

use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;

// Extract pages 1-5 and 7,4,9 into a new file
$pdf = new Pdf('/path/to/my.pdf');
$result = $pdf->cat(1, 5)
    ->cat([7, 4, 9])
    ->saveAs('/path/to/new.pdf');
if ($result === false) {
    $error = $pdf->getError();
}

// Combine pages from several files
$pdf = new Pdf([
    'A' => '/path/file1.pdf',                 // A is alias for file1.pdf
    'B' => ['/path/file2.pdf','pass**word'],  // B is alias for file2.pdf
    'C' => ['/path/file3.pdf','secret**pw'],  // C is alias for file3.pdf
]);
$result = $pdf->cat(1, 5, 'A')                // pages 1-5 from A
    ->cat(3, null, 'B')             // page 3 from B
    ->cat(7, 'end', 'B', null, 'east') // pages 7-end from B, rotated East
    ->cat('end',3,'A','even')       // even pages 3-end in reverse order from A
    ->cat([2,3,7], 'C')             // pages 2,3 and 7 from C
    ->saveAs('/path/new.pdf');
if ($result === false) {
    $error = $pdf->getError();
}

use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;

$pdf = new Pdf([
    'A' => '/path/file1.pdf',     // A is alias for file1.pdf
    'B' => '/path/file2.pdf',     // B is alias for file2.pdf
]);

// new.pdf will have pages A1, B3, A2, B4, A3, B5, ...
$result = $pdf->shuffle(1, 5, 'A')    // pages 1-5 from A
    ->shuffle(3, 8, 'B')    // pages 3-8 from B
    ->saveAs('/path/new.pdf');
if ($result === false) {
    $error = $pdf->getError();
}

use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;

$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
$result = $pdf->burst('/path/page_%d.pdf');     // Supply a printf() pattern
if ($result === false) {
    $error = $pdf->getError();
}

use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;

// Set background from another PDF (first page repeated)
$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
$result = $pdf->background('/path/back.pdf')
    ->saveAs('/path/watermarked.pdf');
if ($result === false) {
    $error = $pdf->getError();
}

// Set background from another PDF (one page each)
$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
$result = $pdf->multiBackground('/path/back_pages.pdf')
    ->saveAs('/path/watermarked.pdf');
if ($result === false) {
    $error = $pdf->getError();
}

use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;

// Stamp with another PDF (first page repeated)
$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
$result = $pdf->stamp('/path/overlay.pdf')
    ->saveAs('/path/stamped.pdf');
if ($result === false) {
    $error = $pdf->getError();
}

// Stamp with another PDF (one page each)
$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
$result = $pdf->multiStamp('/path/overlay_pages.pdf')
    ->saveAs('/path/stamped.pdf');
if ($result === false) {
    $error = $pdf->getError();
}

use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;

$files = [
    '/path/to/file1',
    '/path/to/file2',
]

// Add files at the document level
$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
$result = $pdf->attachFiles($files)
    ->saveAs('/path/withfiles.pdf');
if ($result === false) {
    $error = $pdf->getError();
}

// Add files to a specific page
$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
$page = 7;
$result = $pdf->attachFiles($files, $page)
    ->saveAs('/path/withfiles.pdf');
if ($result === false) {
    $error = $pdf->getError();
}

use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;

$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
$result = $pdf->unpackFiles('/path/to/dir');
if ($result === false) {
    $error = $pdf->getError();
}

use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;

// Create FDF from PDF
$pdf = new Pdf('/path/form.pdf');
$result = $pdf->generateFdfFile('/path/data.fdf');
if ($result === false) {
    $error = $pdf->getError();
}

use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;

// Get data
$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
$data = $pdf->getData();
if ($data === false) {
    $error = $pdf->getError();
}

// Get form data fields
$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
$data = $pdf->getDataFields();
if ($data === false) {
    $error = $pdf->getError();
}

// Get data as string
echo $data;
$txt = (string) $data;
$txt = $data->__toString();

// Get data as array
$arr = (array) $data;
$arr = $data->__toArray();
$field1 = $data[0]['Field1'];

use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;

// Extract pages 1-5 and 7,4,9 into a new file
$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
$pdf->cat(1, 5)
    ->cat([7, 4, 9]);

// We now use the above PDF as source file for a new PDF
$pdf2 = new Pdf($pdf);
$result = $pdf2->fillForm(['name' => 'ÄÜÖ äüö мирано čárka'])
    ->needAppearances()
    ->saveAs('/path/filled.pdf');
if ($result === false) {
    $error = $pdf->getError();
}

use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;

$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');

$result = $pdf->allow('AllFeatures')      // Change permissions
    ->flatten()                 // Merge form data into document (doesn't work well with UTF-8!)
    ->compress($value)          // Compress/Uncompress
    ->keepId('first')           // Keep first/last Id of combined files
    ->dropXfa()                 // Drop newer XFA form from PDF
    ->dropXmp()                 // Drop newer XMP data from PDF
    ->needAppearances()         // Make clients create appearance for form fields
    ->setPassword($pw)          // Set owner password
    ->setUserPassword($pw)      // Set user password
    ->passwordEncryption(128)   // Set password encryption strength
    ->saveAs('new.pdf');
if ($result === false) {
    $error = $pdf->getError();
}

// Example: Fill PDF form and merge form data into PDF
// Fill form with data array
$result = $pdf = new Pdf('/path/form.pdf');
$pdf->fillForm(['name' => 'My Name'])
    ->flatten()
    ->saveAs('/path/filled.pdf');
if ($result === false) {
    $error = $pdf->getError();
}

// Example: Remove password from a PDF
$pdf = new Pdf;
$result = $pdf->addFile('/path/my.pdf', null, 'some**password')
    ->saveAs('/path/new.pdf');
if ($result === false) {
    $error = $pdf->getError();
}

use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;

$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf', [
    'command' => '/some/other/path/to/pdftk',
    // or on most Windows systems:
    // 'command' => 'C:\Program Files (x86)\PDFtk\bin\pdftk.exe',
    'useExec' => true,  // May help on Windows systems if execution fails
]);

$pdf = new Pdf($file, [
    'locale' => 'en_US.utf8',
    'procEnv' => [
        'LANG' => 'en_US.utf-8',
    ],
]);

use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;

$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
$result = $pdf->fillForm(['name' => 'My Name'])
    ->execute();
if ($result === false) {
    $error = $pdf->getError();
}
$content = file_get_contents( (string) $pdf->getTmpFile() );

use mikehaertl\pdftk\Pdf;

$pdf = new Pdf('/path/my.pdf');
$pdf->tempDir = '/home/john/temp';

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