PHP code example of selectpdf / selectpdf-api-client

1. Go to this page and download the library: Download selectpdf/selectpdf-api-client library. Choose the download type require.

2. Extract the ZIP file and open the index.php.

3. Add this code to the index.php.
    
        
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

/* Start to develop here. Best regards https://php-download.com/ */

    

selectpdf / selectpdf-api-client example snippets



 = 'https://selectpdf.com';
$localFile = "Test.pdf";
$apiKey = "Your API key here";

echo ("This is SelectPdf-" . SelectPdf\Api\ApiClient::CLIENT_VERSION . ".\n");

try {
    $client = new SelectPdf\Api\HtmlToPdfClient($apiKey);

    // set parameters - see full list at https://selectpdf.com/html-to-pdf-api/
    $client
        // main properties

        ->setPageSize(SelectPdf\Api\PageSize::A4) // PDF page size
        ->setPageOrientation(SelectPdf\Api\PageOrientation::Portrait) // PDF page orientation
        ->setMargins(0) // PDF page margins
        ->setRenderingEngine(SelectPdf\Api\RenderingEngine::WebKit) // rendering engine
        ->setConversionDelay(1) // conversion delay
        ->setNavigationTimeout(30) // navigation timeout 
        ->setShowPageNumbers(false) // page numbers
        ->setPageBreaksEnhancedAlgorithm(true) // enhanced page break algorithm

        // additional properties

        // ->setUseCssPrint(true) // enable CSS media print
        // ->setDisableJavascript(true) // disable javascript
        // ->setDisableInternalLinks(true) // disable internal links
        // ->setDisableExternalLinks(true) // disable external links
        // ->setKeepImagesTogether(true) // keep images together
        // ->setScaleImages(true) // scale images to create smaller pdfs
        // ->setSinglePagePdf(true) // generate a single page PDF
        // ->setUserPassword("password") // secure the PDF with a password

        // generate automatic bookmarks

        // ->setPdfBookmarksSelectors("H1, H2") // create outlines (bookmarks) for the specified elements
        // ->setViewerPageMode(SelectPdf\Api\PageMode::UseOutlines) // display outlines (bookmarks) in viewer
    ;

    echo ("Starting conversion ...\n");
    
    // convert url to file
    $client->convertUrlToFile($url, $localFile);

    // convert url to memory
    // $pdf = $client->convertUrl($url);

    // convert html string to file
    // $client->convertHtmlStringToFile("This is some <b>html</b>.", $localFile);

    // convert html string to memory
    // $pdf = $client->convertHtmlString("This is some <b>html</b>.");

    echo ("Finished! Number of pages: " . $client->getNumberOfPages() . ".\n");

    // get API usage
    $usageClient = new \SelectPdf\Api\UsageClient($apiKey);
    $usage = $usageClient->getUsage(true);
    echo("Conversions remained this month: " . $usage["available"] . ".\n");

}
catch (Exception $ex) {
	echo("An error occurred: " . $ex . ".\n");
}


tUrl = "https://selectpdf.com/demo/files/selectpdf.pdf";
$testPdf = "Input.pdf";
$localFile = "Result.pdf";
$apiKey = "Your API key here";

echo ("This is SelectPdf-" . SelectPdf\Api\ApiClient::CLIENT_VERSION . ".\n");

try {
    $client = new SelectPdf\Api\PdfMergeClient($apiKey);

    // set parameters - see full list at https://selectpdf.com/pdf-merge-api/
    $client
        // specify the pdf files that will be merged (order will be preserved in the final pdf)

        ->addFile($testPdf) // add PDF from local file
        ->addUrlFile($testUrl) // add PDF From public url
        // ->addFile($testPdf, "pdf_password") // add PDF (that 


tUrl = "https://selectpdf.com/demo/files/selectpdf.pdf";
$testPdf = "Input.pdf";
$localFile = "Result.txt";
$apiKey = "Your API key here";

echo ("This is SelectPdf-" . SelectPdf\Api\ApiClient::CLIENT_VERSION . ".\n");

try {
    $client = new SelectPdf\Api\PdfToTextClient($apiKey);

    // set parameters - see full list at https://selectpdf.com/pdf-to-text-api/
    $client
        ->setStartPage(1) // start page (processing starts from here)
        ->setEndPage(0) // end page (set 0 to process file til the end)
        ->setOutputFormat(SelectPdf\Api\OutputFormat::Text) // set output format (0-Text or 1-HTML)
    ;

    echo ("Starting pdf to text ...\n");
    
    // convert local pdf to local text file
    $client->getTextFromFileToFile($testPdf, $localFile);

    // extract text from local pdf to memory
    // $text = $client->getTextFromFile($testPdf);
    // print text
    // echo($text);

    // convert pdf from public url to local text file
    // $client->getTextFromUrlToFile($testUrl, $localFile);

    // extract text from pdf from public url to memory
    // $text = $client->getTextFromUrl($testUrl);
    // print text
    // echo($text);

    echo ("Finished! Number of pages processed: " . $client->getNumberOfPages() . ".\n");

    // get API usage
    $usageClient = new \SelectPdf\Api\UsageClient($apiKey);
    $usage = $usageClient->getUsage(true);
    echo("Conversions remained this month: " . $usage["available"] . ".\n");

}
catch (Exception $ex) {
	echo("An error occurred: " . $ex . ".\n");
}


tUrl = "https://selectpdf.com/demo/files/selectpdf.pdf";
$testPdf = "Input.pdf";
$apiKey = "Your API key here";

echo ("This is SelectPdf-" . SelectPdf\Api\ApiClient::CLIENT_VERSION . ".\n");

try {
    $client = new SelectPdf\Api\PdfToTextClient($apiKey);

    // set parameters - see full list at https://selectpdf.com/pdf-to-text-api/
    $client
        ->setStartPage(1) // start page (processing starts from here)
        ->setEndPage(0) // end page (set 0 to process file til the end)
        ->setOutputFormat(SelectPdf\Api\OutputFormat::Text) // set output format (0-Text or 1-HTML)
    ;

    echo ("Starting search pdf ...\n");
    
    // search local pdf
    $results = $client->searchFile($testPdf, "pdf");

    // search pdf from public url
    // $results = $client->searchUrl($testUrl, "pdf");

    // print results
    $search_results_count = count($results);
    $search_results_string = json_encode($results, JSON_PRETTY_PRINT);

    echo ("Search results:\n$search_results_string\nSearch results count: $search_results_count.\n");

    echo ("Finished! Number of pages processed: " . $client->getNumberOfPages() . ".\n");

    // get API usage
    $usageClient = new \SelectPdf\Api\UsageClient($apiKey);
    $usage = $usageClient->getUsage(true);
    echo("Conversions remained this month: " . $usage["available"] . ".\n");

}
catch (Exception $ex) {
	echo("An error occurred: " . $ex . ".\n");
}

git clone https://github.com/selectpdf/selectpdf-api-php-client
cd selectpdf-api-php-client