Convert a pdf to an image

# Convert a pdf to an image [](https://packagist.org/packages/spatie/pdf-to-image) [](.github/LICENSE.md) [](https://scrutinizer-ci.com/g/spatie/pdf-to-image) [](https://styleci.io/repos/38419604) [](https://packagist.org/packages/spatie/pdf-to-image) This package provides an easy to work with class to convert PDF's to images. Spatie is a webdesign agency in Antwerp, Belgium. You'll find an overview of all our open source projects [on our website](https://spatie.be/opensource). ## Support us [<img src="https://github-ads.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/pdf-to-image.jpg?t=1" width="419px" />](https://spatie.be/github-ad-click/pdf-to-image) We invest a lot of resources into creating [best in class open source packages](https://spatie.be/open-source). You can support us by [buying one of our paid products](https://spatie.be/open-source/support-us). We highly appreciate you sending us a postcard from your hometown, mentioning which of our package(s) you are using. You'll find our address on [our contact page](https://spatie.be/about-us). We publish all received postcards on [our virtual postcard wall](https://spatie.be/open-source/postcards). ## Requirements You should have [Imagick](http://php.net/manual/en/imagick.setresolution.php) and [Ghostscript](http://www.ghostscript.com/) installed. See [issues regarding Ghostscript](#issues-regarding-ghostscript). ## Installation The package can be installed via composer: ``` bash composer require spatie/pdf-to-image ``` ## Usage Converting a pdf to an image is easy. ```php $pdf = new Spatie\PdfToImage\Pdf($pathToPdf); $pdf->saveImage($pathToWhereImageShouldBeStored); ``` If the path you pass to `saveImage` has the extensions `jpg`, `jpeg`, or `png` the image will be saved in that format. Otherwise the output will be a jpg. ## Other methods You can get the total number of pages in the pdf: ```php $pdf->getNumberOfPages(); //returns an int ``` By default the first page of the pdf will be rendered. If you want to render another page you can do so: ```php $pdf->setPage(2) ->saveImage($pathToWhereImageShouldBeStored); //saves the second page ``` You can override the output format: ```php $pdf->setOutputFormat('png') ->saveImage($pathToWhereImageShouldBeStored); //the output wil be a png, no matter what ``` You can set the quality of compression from 0 to 100: ```php $pdf->setCompressionQuality(100); // sets the compression quality to maximum ``` You can specify the width of the resulting image: ```php $pdf ->width(400) ->saveImage($pathToWhereImageShouldBeStored); ``` ## Issues regarding Ghostscript This package uses Ghostscript through Imagick. For this to work Ghostscripts `gs` command should be accessible from the PHP process. For the PHP CLI process (e.g. Laravel's asynchronous jobs, commands, etc...) this is usually already the case. However for PHP on FPM (e.g. when running this package "in the browser") you might run into the following problem: ``` Uncaught ImagickException: FailedToExecuteCommand 'gs' ``` This can be fixed by adding the following line at the end of your `php-fpm.conf` file and restarting PHP FPM. If you're unsure where the `php-fpm.conf` file is located you can check `phpinfo()`. If you are using Laravel Valet the `php-fpm.conf` file will be located in the `/usr/local/etc/php/YOUR-PHP-VERSION` directory. ``` env[PATH] = /usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin ``` This will instruct PHP FPM to look for the `gs` binary in the right places. ## Testing ``` bash composer test ``` ## Changelog Please see [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md) for more information what has changed recently. ## Contributing Please see [CONTRIBUTING](https://github.com/spatie/.github/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for details. ## Security If you've found a bug regarding security please mail [security@spatie.be](mailto:security@spatie.be) instead of using the issue tracker. ## Postcardware You're free to use this package, but if it makes it to your production environment we highly appreciate you sending us a postcard from your hometown, mentioning which of our package(s) you are using. Our address is: Spatie, Kruikstraat 22, 2018 Antwerp, Belgium. We publish all received postcards [on our company website](https://spatie.be/en/opensource/postcards). ## Credits - [Freek Van der Herten](https://github.com/spatie) - [All Contributors](../../contributors) ## License The MIT License (MIT). Please see [License File](.github/LICENSE.md) for more information.