PHP function to search for text inside online pdf, replace it & save modified pdf on the server

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Is there a way in PHP that can open remote PDF file, searching for specific text, replace it with new one & save the modified PDF file on the server? Thanks

Possible duplicate - [PDF Editing in PHP?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7364/pdf-editing-in-php) — Jaswinder, Oct 28 '18 at 17:58

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 28 '18 at 18:14

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You can use a combination of tools or just one of them. Depends on how complex the file is and how much noise either of these generates.

DomPDF - converts HTML to PDF.
TCPDF - creates PDF files.
FPDI - uses already existing PDF files.

My personal recommendation would be to go for FPDI.

answered Oct 28 '18 at 18:14

Jan Richter

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I try FPDI, but the pdf file I wanna use is 'extract deny' protection – Amine Dahou Oct 31 '18 at 11:37
Not sure if FPDI can deal with that, but there seems to be a [tool that can](https://superuser.com/a/924794/203115). – Jan Richter Oct 31 '18 at 18:04

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 18 '18 at 15:18

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After many days of research, there is no plugin can extract pdf data from 'extraction protected' PDF.

answered Nov 18 '18 at 15:18

Amine Dahou

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PHP function to search for text inside online pdf, replace it & save modified pdf on the server

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