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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:

  • Log in to the server console and execute the following command:

    • Debian:

      $ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y xpdf

    • CentOS:

      $ sudo yum install poppler-utils

  • 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
Last modification April 8, 2020