Getting PHP to read .doc files on Linux

Question

I\'m trying to read a .doc file into a database so that I can index it\'s contents. Is there an easy way for PHP on Linux to read .doc files? Failing that is it possible to

Answer 1

phpLiveDocx is a Zend Framework component and can read and write DOC and RTF files in PHP on Linux, Windows and Mac. Furthermore, you can use it to generate PDF files and even merge data from PHP into template files created with MS Word or Open Office!

See the project web site at:

http://www.phplivedocx.org