to fetch doc file content

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$myFile = "pdf/document_file.doc";
$fh = fopen($myFile, 'r');
$theData = file_get_contents($myFile);
fclose($fh);
echo "<pre>";
echo $theData;
echo "</pre>";

My above script fetches the data from document file but it display some of binary numbers.

I need to display document file content in to html content

For Example If my document file is a resume. i need to fetch the content and display document data same as selected file in html page

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 09:58

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It IS binary data. To view it as HTML you need to convert it first.

Convert .doc to html in php

edited May 23 '17 at 09:58

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answered Jan 03 '11 at 14:24

Tadas Šubonis

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 03 '11 at 14:26

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You're reading binary data. Hence the "numbers". The raw data needs to go through some "filter/render implementation" first.

Plus, when you use file_get_contents() there's no need to fopen() and fclose().

answered Jan 03 '11 at 14:26

Linus Kleen

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to fetch doc file content

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