Extract Tables with Text from PDF in PHP using PDF.co Web API

In this tutorial, we will show you how to extract tables with text from PDF in PHP using PDF.co Web API.

Contents

01
Source Code
    02
    Start Apache
      03
      Run Program
        04
        Extracted Table 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

          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, sample PDF, and sample template. You can get your API Key in the dashboard.

          Run program

          Note

          Step 4: Extracted Table Output

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

          Extracted table output

          In this tutorial, you learned how to extract tables with 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.

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