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

You can use antiword or AbiWord to pull the text out and feed it to your favorite full-text indexer. AbiWord is probably more effective for your purposes because it can convert into RTF, PDF and other formats (yes, it's a GUI word processor, but it also supports command-line usage).