How do I convert a PDF document to a preview image in PHP

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What libraries, extensions etc. would be required to render a portion of a PDF document to an image file?

Most PHP PDF libraries that I have found center around creating PDF documents, but is there a simple way to render a document to an image format suitable for web use?
Aug 14, 2020 in PHP by kartik
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Hello @kartik,

You need ImageMagick and GhostScript

<?php
$im = new imagick('file.pdf[0]');
$im->setImageFormat('jpg');
header('Content-Type: image/jpeg');
echo $im;
?>

The [0] means page 1.

Hope it helps!!
Thank you!!

answered Aug 14, 2020 by Niroj
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