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mergePdf

ADVANCED / PREMIUM TRIAL

Merges two or more PDF documents.

Description
public mergePdf (array $documentArray, string $finalDocument, [array $options])

This method allows the full merging of PDF documents.

Parameters

documentArray

Paths array of the PDF documents to merge.

finalDocument

The destination path of the merged file.

options

The possible keys and values are:

key Type Description
annotations bool Import annotations (links, comments and others). Default as false.
addPageNumbers bool Add page numbers. Default as false.
pageNumbersOptions array

Use with addPageNumbers.

  • bold (bool): default as false
  • color (array): default as array(255, 255, 255)
  • excludeFirstPage (bool): default as false
  • font (string): default as 'Helvetica'
  • fontSize (int): default as 7
  • format (string): default as 'Page INDEXPAGE of TOTALPAGES'
  • italic (bool): default as false
  • position (array): position. Default as array(0, 0) => (x, y)
  • startNumber (int): default as 1
  • underline (bool): default as false
useFixedAnnotationPositions bool Force annotation page link IDs. Useful when using PDF readers that don't detect all PDF contents automatically. Default as false.
Exceptions

File doesn't exist.

Missing array.

Code samples

Example #1:

The resulting output looks like:

Release notes
  • phpdocx 16.0:
    • exceptions display the PDF file name if the source file doesn't exist.
    • supported versions of PDF/A model.
    • addPageNumbers and pageNumbersOptions options.
  • phpdocx 15.5:
    • cast to int object stream content indexes.
    • improved annotations support.
  • phpdocx 14.0:
    • useFixedAnnotationPositions option.
  • phpdocx 13.0:
    • improved working with indirect objects.
  • phpdocx 12.0:
    • improved annotations support.
  • phpdocx 10.0:
    • annotations option.
  • phpdocx 8.5:
    • stream mode.
    • removed a PHP warning message merging Index elements using PHP 7.2 or newer.
  • phpdocx 8.5:
    • stream mode.
    • removed a PHP warning message merging Index elements using PHP 7.2 or newer.
  • phpdocx 7.0:
    • supported PDF 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7 versions.