README

Simple PHP package to convert Word files (.doc, .docx) to PDF using LibreOffice (soffice) in headless mode.

Installation

composer require zahfouf/php-libreoffice

CLI Commands

After installation, the CLI binary is available at:

vendor/bin/libreoffice

lo:install

Installs LibreOffice automatically on Ubuntu/Debian.

vendor/bin/libreoffice lo:install

Notes:

• Windows: automatic installation is not supported (the command prints the official download URL).
• Non-Debian/Ubuntu Linux: install LibreOffice using your distribution package manager.

lo:probe

Checks that the LibreOffice binary works and saves default values:

• binary path (binary)
• temporary directory (temp_dir)

vendor/bin/libreoffice lo:probe --binary="C:\Program Files\LibreOffice\program\soffice.exe" --temp-dir="C:\laragon\tmp"

These values are stored in src/Config/global_options.php.

lo:convert

Converts a Word document to PDF.

vendor/bin/libreoffice lo:convert "C:\docs\invoice.docx" --to=pdf --out="C:\docs\out"

Useful options:

• --binary: path to soffice
• --timeout: timeout in seconds
• --temp-dir: temporary directory
• --profile: strategy (none|per_job|per_worker|shared_mutex)
• --worker-id: worker id (for per_worker)
• --keep-temp: keep temporary files on failure

Usage example (code)

<?php

use LibreOffice\LibreOffice;

$lo = new LibreOffice();

$result = $lo->convert('C:/docs/report.docx')->to('pdf', ['output_dir' => 'C:/docs/out']);

echo $result->outputPath . PHP_EOL;
echo $result->durationMs . PHP_EOL;

// Static usage (without instantiating):

$result = LibreOffice::make()->convert('C:/docs/report.docx')->to('pdf', ['output_dir' => 'C:/docs/out']);

Test

composer test