PHP - Get number of pages in a Word document

Question

Is there a way to count number of pages using PHP for existing Word documents?

I appreciate for the help.

Thanks

Answer 1

Hi Cory. You need a library that can read Word docs. I recommend: http://www.phplivedocx.org/ You'll also need the Zend Framework: http://framework.zend.com/

I'm sure there are many more libraries available, but I find this to be the most current and well maintained.

Answer 2

You will need to find an appropriate 3rd party library (or write your own) if you are using a Windows server you could look into using a COM interface.

Here is how you would do it with COM... (but I haven't tested it yet)

   $wdStatisticPages = 2;
   $word = new COM("word.application") or die("Unable to instantiate Word");
   $word->Document->Open( "path/to/file.doc" );
   $num_pages = $word->ActiveDocument->ComputeStatistics( $wdStatisticPages );

Answer 3

I think that this is difficult to do reliably, because the number of pages in a Word document can depend on what printer driver is installed in the Word application used to view it.