How to Convert Sales Order to XLS using PHP

In this tutorial, we will show you how to convert sales orders to XLS using PDF.co and Zapier.

Source Code
Start Apache Server
Run the Program
Conversion Result
PDF to XLS Demo

Here’s the sample PDF file and the converted XLS output.

Step 1: Source Code

First, copy the PHP and HTML source code here. Then, save it in a folder inside the /www or /htdocs directory depending on whether you are using XAMPP or WampServer.

Step 2: Start Apache Server

On your control panel start the Apache module so we can run the program on our browser.

Step 3: Run the Program

Let’s run the program.

Type in the localhost/Folder Name/HTML File on your browser.
Next, add your API Key. You can get the API key in your PDF.co dashboard here.
Then, input your source PDF file and click the Proceed button to send a request.

Step 4: Conversion Result

Once the program was successful, click on the URL to download the XLS file.

Step 5: XLS Output

Here’s the PDF to XLS in action.

In this tutorial, you learned how to convert a sales order into XLS using PHP. You learned how to set up the code samples to get the XLS output. You also learned how to use the PDF.co Web API to convert PDF files into XLS format.