Extract text from doc and docx

Question

I would like to know how can I read the contents of a doc or docx. I\'m using a Linux VPS and PHP, but if there is a simpler solution using other language, please let me kno

Answer 1

I used docxtotxt to extract docx file content. My code is as follows:

if($extention == "docx")
{   
    $docxFilePath = "/var/www/vhosts/abc.com/httpdocs/writers/filename.docx";
    $content = shell_exec('/var/www/vhosts/abc.com/httpdocs/docx2txt/docx2txt.pl     
    '.escapeshellarg($docxFilePath) . ' -');
}