Install pdftotext
Before running the commands shown on this page, you should load the Bitnami stack environment by executing the installdir/use_APPNAME script (Linux and MacOS) or by clicking the shortcut in the Start Menu under “Start -> Bitnami APPNAME Stack -> Application console” (Windows). On OS X VMs, the installation directory is /opt/bitnami and OS X VM users can click the “Open Terminal” button to run commands. Learn more about the Bitnami stack environment and about OS X VMs.
To install the pdftotext component, follow these steps:
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Log in to the server console and execute the following command:
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Debian:
$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y xpdf -
CentOS:
$ sudo yum install poppler-utils
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Update the installdir/apps/resourcespace/htdocs/include/config.php file by adding the line below to it:
$pdftotext_path='/usr/bin'; -
Restart Apache:
$ sudo installdir/ctlscript.sh restart apache