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How do I convert a PDF to text so I can parse that text with PHP?

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I have PDFs that are mostly simply formatted text. I would like to parse the text with PHP. I realize that the PDF is binary so I need a utility or library to convert it to text.

Any recommendations?

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T. Brian Jones Avatar asked Jun 23 '11 09:06

T. Brian Jones

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