I'm doing a php script to convert PPT files to PDF. I have my ubuntu instance running on Amazon Ec2. The problem is that when I run from the console:
libreoffice --headless --convert-to pdf prueba.ppt
It works fine but when I do from php:
exec('libreoffice --headless --convert-to pdf prueba.ppt');
It does not work, it does not give an error, nor does it create the file. Can someone help me with what I'm doing wrong? Thanks!
First you must know what is the error you are having, for this you can try first to get the output of the execution you are launching:
Exec (" /usr/bin/soffice --headless --convert-to pdf prueba.docx >> out.txt 2>&1 ");
You open then out.txt to analyze it. In many cases the following error is obtained:
[Java framework] Error in function createSettingsDocument (elements.cxx).
javaldx failed!
Warning: failed to read path from javaldx
If this is the case you must previously set a home work folder for the libreoffice
Exec (" export export HOME=/RutaAMisScripts/Temp/ && /usr/bin/soffice --headless --convert-to pdf prueba.docx >> out.txt 2>&1 ");