PHP - Creating Word Documents On A Linux Server

Is it possible to do this?  fpdf just opens a dialog box asking the user to save the pdf instead of saving it on the server.

Also, is it possible to create a pdf from the data in a mysql table with PHP?

Thanks!

I have written a piece of code that create a directories, files on the server using mkdir and touch and also inserts the form data into the table.. the code gets executed and the info gets stored in the database but the part which has the create directories. and files dont work as it doesnt create the directory and files on the server.. do i need to make changes to the php.ini file to enable the mkdir and touch feature to get enabled? as i said the code executes without any error.. I dont know wat to do.. please any help would be appreciated!!
thanku

Hi. I am trying to create a simple video file server. I finished the skeleton of it but when it came to creating the multitude of pages I realized that there could be an easier way to do it.   I started out basically getting the folder names in the server then printing them on the page.

<?php
$dirs = glob("*", GLOB_ONLYDIR);
echo '<ul>';
foreach($dirs as $dir)
{
	$forbidden_folders = array("not4u", "ignore", Styles);
	$filename = str_replace($forbidden_folders, '', $dir);
	if (!empty($filename))
	{
    echo '<li><a href="'.$dir.'">'.$dir.'</a></li>';
	}
}
echo '</ul>'
?>

Then I created in each of the folders with files a php file with this code:

<?php

function date_sort_desc($a, $b)
{
  preg_match('/\w+ \d{4}/', $a, $matches_a);
  preg_match('/\w+ \d{4}/', $b, $matches_b);
  $timestamp_a = strtotime($matches_a[0]);
  $timestamp_b = strtotime($matches_b[0]);
  if ($timestamp_a == $timestamp_b) return 0;
  return $timestamp_a < $timestamp_b;
}

$files = array();
$dir = opendir('.');
while(false != ($file = readdir($dir))) {
        if(($file != ".") and ($file != "..") and ($file != "index.php")) {
                $files[] = $file;
        }   
}

natsort($files);

$i = 0;
foreach($files as $file) {
$i++;
$string = str_replace("TV Show Name S1 E$i - ", '' , $file);
        echo '<div><a href="../Discriptions/'.$file.'.php">'.basename($string, '.m4v').'</a></div><br>';
}
?>

This opens up a php file with the same file name as the file to be played containing the episode's thumbnail and description. That file then contains a link pointing back to the real file. The problem here is that I'd have to make a new php file for every file in my collection. I'm wondering if there's somehow a way to simplify all of this.
Edited by chrisyroid, 11 August 2014 - 12:13 AM.

Hi,
I have made a basic html site and it has two forms on it. I have the forms linking to a file called process.php.
Basically i need to know what code to put in the php file in order for the forms to save whatever is entered in them to a txt file on my server or computer.
Or any other easier way to do the same thing, save the content of two forms on my site.
Hope i posted this in the right forum subject.
Thanks very much for anyone that helps.

Hello,

Does anyone know a tutorial I can follow to create my own search engine over the items I have in my SQL database?
I find a lot of tutorials but they are all 'one word searches' which means if you type two words you will get all results that contain either word (too many hits).

If the search engine tutorial displays result with AJAX even better.

Thanks for help.
df

is there a way I can make something like a ticket in pdf format that can have $name or the likes echo in it?  if you could help get me started, that would be great!

Hey Everyone,

I need to have the ability to create PDF/X1A documents.  My initial thoughts are it would be easy as i have created PDFs in the past with no hassle.  I have been trawling the google and various blogs but with no joy.

Does anyone have any experience creating PDF/X1A documents in PHP ? Is it possible ?

Regards,
-Ben

Hi,  There is this project 'District Collector Office-Information integration' that computerizes the citizen facility center. In the system citizens can apply for birth certificates,marriage certificate  , obtain ration cards among other functionalists online.so far my system can generate birth and marriage certificates but i totally have no idea on how to validate  the same.at what conditions is one illegible to obtain a marriage cert?,supposing one has more than one wife?,what limits one from applying for more than one document? when is one illegible to obtain a birth cert.? conditions limiting application of more than one birth cert ?
Thanx.
Regards cornelius

Hi,

I've been looking around the net and various forums and found that the code below does appear to work and do what I need at a basic level, but I was wondering if there was a quick and easy way to improve this code OR another alternative that would give me similar/better results.

I effectively have certain word documents that I want to use as templates for part of a project. So if i were to write a letter I could pull from the DB usual name/address, but also other intelligent information that might be dependant on different DB fields so it could generate different options, ie if they had children it would produce a different sentence??

Obviously my ideal solution would be that the php coding wouldnt need to be touched, but would allow for 'coded options' within the document to be added/removed without causing any issues, maybe some kind of generic coding so at least some content can be re-used for multiple documents ?

However, I did have two initial thoughts on how to do some of this - maybe? (be gentle im still a learner!)

1, create an array of somekind and use generic terms for a set range, say 'bookmark1','bookmark2', etc so a user could just tag the original word document knowing they only had to add a new number to the end if they needed to add something new ?
2,read the document contents out -DO STUFF TO IT- load it back into a doc/save. with this method I will have to admit ive not done before so would welcome any extra detailed input or advisory suggestions, ie. ensuring it goes back into the correct format, say there was an image/logo or complicated series or bulleted paragraghs or tables ??

I have initially choosen MS word as many people out there are familiar with this product and is widely used. However, if it means I am able to create something easily and better within some other format or package that will give me what I want but also be compatible with word then im more than happy to go with any suggestions (ie templates initially created within openoffice and merely saved into .DOC format?)

<?php
//1. Instanciate Word
$word = new COM("word.application") or die("Unable to instantiate Word");
//2. specify the MS Word template document (with Bookmark TODAYDATE inside)
$template_file = "C:/t.doc";
//3. open the template document
$word->Documents->Open($template_file);
//4. get the current date MM/DD/YYYY
$current_date = date("m/d/Y");
//5. get the bookmark and create a new MS Word Range (to enable text substitution)
$bookmarkname = "mytester";
$objBookmark = $word->ActiveDocument->Bookmarks($bookmarkname);
$range = $objBookmark->Range;
//6. now substitute the bookmark with actual value
$range->Text = $current_date;
//7. save the template as a new document (c:/reminder_new.doc)
$new_file = "c:/reminder_new.doc";
$word->Documents[1]->SaveAs($new_file);
//8. free the object
$word->Quit();
//$word->Release();
$word = null;
?>

I am trying to write to a document that is open doc format.

Are there any libraries that help out with this specifically mailing labels?

Hi everyone,

I do not know if this is the right place to ask the following, but I know all the php guru's read here. So please take a moment to read and please help point me in the right direction.

I have a php website that I am developing, it is a job website, where my problem is that I need to be able to extract text from the following file formats: doc, docx, rtf, txt and maybe pdf.

I have googled and done research on this subject, but I do not find any php scripts that can do the job properly.
I have found a java app developed by apache that does the text extraction perfectly, called apache tika.
(calling it using exec is really a problem, since most hosts don't provide root access.)

I need a way to use this with php. If you know of any other method that I can do this, please help and suggest as this is a major bridge that I have to cross very urgently.

your help will be much appreciated,
thanks

I'm storing website files online and each user can upload their own files and admin can upload files for that user specifically. How would I go about making sure nobody else can download their PDF file? Would it be a case of assigning a folder for each user's documents and not allowing access to any other user to that folder? Thanks in advance.

hello dear folks good evening dear PHP-Freaks,     well i am not sure if this question fits here - in miscellaneous.   but i am pretty sure that many many calc and excel-experts are here in this great forum.     what is aimed: want to create a calendar - with 365-chunks that are imported into a caleandar form

see some ideas where i can import this

i posted the example-calc spreassheet that i want to import.

note it has got 365 lines - for 365 days of the next year 2015


what needs to be done ; whats needs to be achieved: i need to impoort the example into the calendar form.

see some of the examples -.. if i am able to import the texts (of the collumn )
in a writer or word document each line of the calc needs to get on a sheed of the word or writer.

 i need to know how to arrange this export of calc into the writer document.
 
 
if i need to explain it more thoroughiy - just let me know! greetings   you matze

see some examples of calendar templates

Blank daily calendar - Templates
Daily lesson planner (color, landscape) - Templates

note: all i need to know is to be able to export from calc to any word or calc document...

see the attached sample below... Attached Files  2015_sample_version_.ods.zip   18.07KB   0 downloads