How to decrypt PDF via Cloud PHP SDK
To decrypt 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 decrypt PDF via Cloud PHP SDK
Aspose.PDF Cloud developers can easily load & decrypt PDF in just a few lines of code.
- Upload Necessary PDF Files.
- Decrypts it using the provided password, and
- Downloads the decrypted PDF back to the local machine
Decrypt PDF using PHP
require __DIR__.'\..\..\vendor\autoload.php';
use Aspose\PDF\Configuration;
use Aspose\PDF\Api\PdfApi;
$credentials = json_decode(file_get_contents(__DIR__ . "/../../../Credentials/credentials.json"), true);
$configParams = [
'LOCAL_FOLDER' => 'C:\\Samples\\',
'PDF_DOCUMENT_NAME' => 'sample_encrypted.pdf',
'LOCAL_RESULT_DOCUMENT_NAME' => 'output_sample.pdf',
'DOCUMENT_PASSWORD' => 'Owner-Password',
];
class PdfEncoder {
private $pdfApi;
private $configParams;
private function _create_rest_api() {
$credentials = json_decode(file_get_contents("./Credentials/credentials.json"), true);
$configAuth = new Configuration();
$configAuth->setAppKey($credentials['key']);
$configAuth->setAppSid($credentials['id']);
$this->pdfApi = new PdfApi(null, $configAuth);
}
public function __construct($config) {
$this->configParams = $config;
$this->_create_rest_api();
}
public function uploadDocument() {
$filePath = $this->configParams['LOCAL_FOLDER'] . $this->configParams['PDF_DOCUMENT_NAME'];
$fileData = file_get_contents($filePath);
$this->pdfApi->uploadFile($this->configParams['PDF_DOCUMENT_NAME'], $fileData);
echo "File: '{$this->configParams['PDF_DOCUMENT_NAME']}' successfully uploaded.\n";
}
public function downloadResult() {
$result = $this->pdfApi->downloadFile($this->configParams['PDF_DOCUMENT_NAME']);
$outputPath = $this->configParams['LOCAL_FOLDER'] . $this->configParams['LOCAL_RESULT_DOCUMENT_NAME'];
file_put_contents($outputPath, $result['body']);
echo "Downloaded: {$outputPath}\n";
}
public function decryptDocument() {
$documentPassword = base64_encode($this->configParams['DOCUMENT_PASSWORD']);
$response = $this->pdfApi->postDecryptDocumentInStorage(
$this->configParams['PDF_DOCUMENT_NAME'],
$documentPassword
);
if ($response['body']['code'] == 200) {
echo "decryptDocument(): Document '{$this->configParams['PDF_DOCUMENT_NAME']}' successfully decryped.\n";
} else {
throw new Exception("decryptDocument(): Failed to decrypt document '{$this->configParams['PDF_DOCUMENT_NAME']}'. Response code: {$response['code']}");
}
}
}
function main() {
global $configParams;
$encoder = new PdfEncoder($configParams);
try {
$encoder->uploadDocument();
$encoder->decryptDocument();
$encoder->downloadResult();
} catch (Exception $e) {
echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n";
}
}
Decrypt PDF
Decrypting a PDF document is crucial when access to its contents is restricted due to encryption. It allows authorized users to regain full control over the file, enabling editing, viewing, and content extraction. This process is especially important in workflows where secure documents must be accessed programmatically or integrated into larger systems. Using tools like Aspose.PDF Cloud, decryption can be performed easily and securely with just the correct owner or user password. This ensures sensitive information remains protected while still allowing flexibility for those who need legitimate access. Ultimately, decrypting a PDF enables smooth document handling and reinforces the importance of strong yet manageable document security practices. Decrypt 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 Apps to test the functionality online.
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