Convert Scanned PDF into Searchable PDF in PHP using PDF.co Web API

In this tutorial, we will show you how to convert scanned PDF into searchable in PHP using PDF.co Web API. The image below shows the source file.

Input PDF File
Input PDF File

Contents

01
Source Code
    02
    Start Apache
      03
      Run Program
        04
        Searchable PDF Output

          Step 1: Source Code

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

          HTML and PHP Source Code

          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 scanned PDF to be converted. You can get your API Key from the PDF.co dashboard.

          Run Program

          Note: Go here to download our sample files.

          Step 4: Searchable PDF Output

          PDF.co will return a temporary URL to access the searchable PDF output. Kindly open the URL to see the result.

          Searchable PDF Output
          Output PDF File
          Output PDF File

          In this tutorial, you learned how to convert scanned PDF into searchable 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.