Extract Bold Text in PHP using PDF.co Web API

In this tutorial, we will show you how to extract bold text in PHP using PDF.co Web API. The image below shows the source file and the XML output.

1. Source code
2. Start Apache
3. Run program
4. XML Output
5. PDF to XML Demo

Step 1 – Source Code

To begin, let’s copy the HTML and the PHP source code here. Save it in a folder inside the /www or /htdocs directory depending on whether you are using XAMPP or WampServer

Step 2 – Start Apache

Next, let’s start the Apache server so we can run the program on our local machine.

Step 3 – Run Program

Now, let’s run our program. Type in localhost/folder_name/sample.html in your browser. Then, enter your PDF.co API Key and the file to be converted. You can get your API Key in the dashboard here.

NOTE: You can get a copy of our sample files here.

Step 4 – XML Output

PDF.co will return a temporary URL to access the converted file. Kindly open the URL to see the result.

Step 5 – PDF to XML Demo

Here’s the PDF to XML in action.

In this tutorial, you learned how to extract bold text in PHP using PDF.co Web API. You also learned how easy it is to set up the code samples to get your program running right away.