Convert PDF to GIF in PHP

Turn PDF pages into an animated GIF with Aspose.Slides for PHP via Java

Convert PDF to GIF in PHP

Use Aspose.Slides for PHP via Java to import the pages of a PDF document as slides and export them as an animated GIF.

Call addFromPdf to import the PDF pages, then call save with SaveFormat::Gif to create the animated GIF. You can also test PDF conversion in your browser .

You can install the library from Composer using the following command:

Console/Terminal

composer require aspose/slides

Save PDF as GIF in PHP

Use the free app to see a demonstration of the PDF-to-GIF conversion process.

This sample code shows PDF to GIF PHP Conversion

$presentation = new Presentation();
try {
    $presentation->getSlides()->removeAt(0);
    $presentation->getSlides()->addFromPdf("document.pdf");
    $presentation->save("output.gif", SaveFormat::Gif);
} finally {
    $presentation->dispose();
}

How to Convert PDF to GIF in PHP

These are the steps to convert a PDF file to GIF using PHP.

Create a Presentation and remove its default slide.
Import the PDF pages with addFromPdf.
Call save with the output file path and SaveFormat::Gif.

System Requirements

Before running the PHP conversion example, make sure that you have the following prerequisites.

Install PHP 7 or later, add the PHP directory to the system PATH, and set allow_url_include to On in the php.ini file.
Install JRE 8 and set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to the installed JRE directory.
Install and configure Apache Tomcat 8.0 with PHP/Java Bridge as described in the installation guide .

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Other Supported Conversions

You can also convert PDF to many other file formats. See other supported conversions below: