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[PDF & Document Generation](/categories/documents) 4. / 5. aspose/pdf ActiveLibrary[PDF & Document Generation](/categories/documents) aspose/pdf ========== A powerful library for manipulating and converting PDF files. 24.6(1y ago)2813proprietaryPHPPHP >=7.0 Since Jan 17Pushed 1y ago13 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/aspose-pdf/Aspose.PDF-for-PHP-via-Java)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/aspose/pdf)[ Docs](https://products.aspose.com/pdf/php-java)[ RSS](/packages/aspose-pdf/feed)WikiDiscussions main Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (1)DependenciesVersions (4)Used By (0) PHP Library for PDF File Formats ================================ [](#php-library-for-pdf-file-formats) Aspose.PDF for PHP via Java is a feature-rich API to allow developers to create PDF documents, whether simple or complex, on the fly programmatically. Aspose.PDF for Java allows developers to insert tables, graphs, images, hyperlinks, custom fonts - and more - into PDF documents. Moreover, it is also possible to compress PDF documents. Aspose.PDF for Java provides excellent security features to develop secure PDF documents. And the most distinct feature of Aspose.PDF for Java is that it supports the creation of PDF documents through both an API and from XML templates PHP PDF Library Features ------------------------ [](#php-pdf-library-features) ### PDF Document Featres [](#pdf-document-featres) - Set basic information (e.g. author, creator) of the PDF document. - Configure PDF Page properties (e.g. width, height, cropbox, bleedbox etc.). - Set page numbering, bookmark level, page sizes etc. - Apply document open action, open mode as well as appearance. - Document can have different page transition effects such as dissolve or box. - Create PDF documents via `XML`, `API` or `XML` and `API` combined. - Ability to work with text, paragraphs, headings, hyperlinks, graphs, attachments etc. ### Security Features [](#security-features) - PDF documents can be encrypted up to 128 bits. - Master and user passwords can be set for PDF encryption. - Apply rescriptions on content modification, copying, printing and other operations. ### Conversion Features [](#conversion-features) - Convert an existing XML file (`.XML`) or `XmlDocument` to a new PDF document or a PDF file stream. - Convert conventional Image formats into PDF file. - Convert `PCL` files into PDF file. For a more comprehensive list of features, please visit [Key Features of Aspose.PDF](https://docs.aspose.com/pdf/java/key-features/). Getting Started with Aspose.PDF for PHP via Java ------------------------------------------------ [](#getting-started-with-asposepdf-for-php-via-java) Aspose.PDF for PHP via Java consists of 2 individual parts, the script wrapper (aspose.pdf.php) and Aspose.PDF for Java. These components communicate via PHP/Java Bridge whereas both require separate environments & processes for execution. ### Prerequisites [](#prerequisites) 1. JDK 2. PHP/Java Bridge 3. Web Server like Tomcat 4. PHP ### Installation [](#installation) 1. Install Tomcat on any location such as `\java\apache-tomcat-9.0.24`. 2. Copy JavaBridge.war to `webapps` folder of Tomcat such as `\java\apache-tomcat-9.0.24\webapps`. 3. Copy aspose-pdf-xx.x.jar to `lib` folder such as `\java\apache-tomcat-9.0.24\lib`. 4. Run `\bin\startup.bat`, JavaBridge.war will be deployed to `\java\apache-tomcat-9.0.24\webapps\JavaBridge`. 5. Test to ensure that PHP works fine. 6. Copy aspose.pdf.php and example.php to `\java\apache-tomcat-9.0.24\webapps\JavaBridge`. 7. Open or create your own PHP file as follows. You will find the Jar and PHP library in `vendor/aspose/pdf` folder. ### Create Excel XLSX File from Scratch using PHP [](#create-excel-xlsx-file-from-scratch-using-php) ``` ``` [Product Page](https://products.aspose.com/pdf/php-java) | [Documentation](https://docs.aspose.com/pdf/php-java/) | [API Reference](https://apireference.aspose.com/pdf/php) | [Code Examples](https://github.com/aspose-pdf/Aspose.PDF-for-Java) | [Blog](https://blog.aspose.com/category/pdf/) | [Free Support](https://forum.aspose.com/c/pdf) | [Temporary License](https://purchase.aspose.com/temporary-license) ### Health Score 27 — LowBetter than 49% of packages Maintenance32 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity19 Limited adoption so far Community10 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity39 Early-stage or recently created project Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~142 days Total 2 Last Release 710d ago ### Community Maintainers ![](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4221549?v=4)[Aspose](/maintainers/aspose)[@Aspose](https://github.com/Aspose) --- Top Contributors [![marat-khazin-aspose](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/74649477?v=4)](https://github.com/marat-khazin-aspose "marat-khazin-aspose (5 commits)") --- Tags pdflinkxmlunicodesecuritysignatureimageexporthtmldocxlsxlsxwatermarksvgmarkdowndocxgiftextmdpngjpegformlinuxprintwindowsbookmarkattachmentfontgraphannotationpptxMACcmyktiffpdf to docxhtml-to-pdfepubBMPpsfdfPDF to HTMLPDF to SVGtexmhtstamppostscriptemfXPSPCLXSLFOMobiXMLXFDFPDF-to-DOCPDF-to-TIFFPDF-to-EPUBPDF-to-PPTXPDF-to-TEXPDF-to-XPSPDF-to-XLSEPUB-to-PDFTEX-to-PDFPS-to-PDFPostScript-to-PDFXPS-to-PDFSVG-to-PDFPCL-to-PDFXML-to-PDFMarkdown-to-PDFMD-to-PDFdata-sourcetruetypeMavenPDFAtext extractionAspose TotalAspose PDFAspose Java APIpdf java librarypdf java classCGMdocument compressiontable creationCJKJ2SEextract textPDF to XLSXMHTML to PDFBMP to PDFCGM to PDFDICOM to PDFEMF to PDFJPG to PDFPNG to PDFTIFF to PDFTXT to PDFXSLFO to PDFLaTeX to PDFPDF to LaTeXPDF to TXTPDF to PDF A\_1bPDF to PDF A\_3bPDF to PDF A\_3aPDF to PDF A\_2aPDF to PDF A\_3UPDFA to PDF ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/aspose-pdf/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/aspose-pdf/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/aspose-pdf) ``` ### Alternatives [gotenberg/gotenberg-php A PHP client for interacting with Gotenberg, a developer-friendly API for converting numerous document formats into PDF files, and more! 3685.2M19](/packages/gotenberg-gotenberg-php)[nilgems/laravel-textract A Laravel package to extract text from files like DOC, XL, Image, Pdf and more. 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