Remove PDF Forms in PHP SDK
Delete all of the form fields from a PDF Document using PHP Cloud SDK
Get StartedRemove an AcroForms from PDF document via Cloud PHP SDK
In order to delete an AcroForms from PDF, we’ll use Aspose.PDF Cloud PHP SDK. This Cloud SDK assists PHP programmers in developing cloud-based PDF creator, annotator, editor, and converter apps using PHP programming language via Aspose.PDF REST API. Simply create an account at Aspose for Cloud and get your application information. Once you have the App SID & key, you are ready to give the Aspose.PDF Cloud PHP SDK.
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Steps to remove AcroForms using PHP
Aspose.PDF Cloud developers can easily load & delete an acroforms from PDF in just a few lines of code.
- Upload the PDF file to the Aspose.PDF Cloud service.
- Delete the specified form field from the uploaded file.
- Download the result if needed it
This sample code shows removing an AcroForms from PDF documents using PHP
<?php
require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';
use Aspose\PDF\Api\PdfApi;
function delFormFields() {
$LOCAL_FILE_NAME = "C:\\Samples\\sample.pdf";
$STORAGE_FILE_NAME = "sample.pdf";
$RESULT_FILE_NAME = "output_sample.pdf";
$FIELD_NAME = "Signature_1";
// Load credentials from JSON file
$credentials = json_decode(file_get_contents('credentials.json'), true);
$pdfApi = new PdfApi($credentials['id'], $credentials['key']);
try {
// Load Pdf file
$fileData = file_get_contents($LOCAL_FILE_NAME);
$uploadResult = $pdfApi->uploadFile($STORAGE_FILE_NAME, $fileData);
echo $uploadResult->getResponseText() . PHP_EOL;
} catch (Exception $e) {
echo 'Error uploading file: ' . $e->getMessage() . PHP_EOL;
}
try {
// Delete form field from PDF
$response = $pdfApi->deleteField($STORAGE_FILE_NAME, $FIELD_NAME);
echo $response->getStatus() . PHP_EOL;
// Download changed PDF file
$downloadRes = $pdfApi->downloadFile($STORAGE_FILE_NAME);
file_put_contents($RESULT_FILE_NAME, $downloadRes->getContents());
} catch (Exception $error) {
echo "Error processing PDF: " . $error->getMessage() . PHP_EOL;
}
}
delFormFields();
Work with the AcroForms via PHP SDK
If a form is outdated, irrelevant, or no longer needed, deleting it helps streamline the document and maintain relevance. Removing forms can make a PDF simpler and easier to read, especially if the forms are no longer intended for interaction. Interactive elements like AcroForms can increase a PDF’s file size. Deleting them can optimize the document for faster sharing or storage. Remove an AcroForms from PDF documents with Aspose.PDF Cloud PHP SDK.
With our PHP library you can
- Add PDF document’s header & footer in text or image format.
- Add tables & stamps (text or image) to PDF documents.
- Append multiple PDF documents to an existing file.
- Work with PDF attachments, annotations, & form fields.
- Apply encryption or decryption to PDF documents & set a password.
- Delete all stamps & tables from a page or entire PDF document.
- Delete a specific stamp or table from the PDF document by its ID.
- Replace single or multiple instances of text on a PDF page or from the entire document.
- Extensive support for converting PDF documents to various other file formats.
- Extract various elements of PDF files & make PDF documents optimized.
- You can try out our free App to delete the AcroForms from PDF files online and test the functionality.
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