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Asked: 2026-05-24T04:20:51+00:00

I am converting a classic ASP application to PHP. In the Classic ASP app,

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I am converting a classic ASP application to PHP.

In the Classic ASP app, we are programatically populating fields that have been created in PDF documents using a component called ASPpdf.

I need to reproduce this behavior in PHP, but need to know if PHP can populate PDF fields on its own or if any third party plug in is needed.

Is this functionlity posible in PHP with or without a plug in?

Thanks.

Note: I already have the PDFs created, I do not need to create the actual PDF. I need to grab a preexisting PDF with form fields, populate those form fields and then save that custom PDF.

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  1. Editorial Team

    The resolution to my problem was to use the same COM component I used in Classic ASP in my new PHP apps. The COM object give me tremendous control over PDF documents.

    The component I use is AspPdf

    <?php

$pdf = new COM("Persits.Pdf") or die("Unable to instantiate Word");


$pdfdoc = $pdf->OpenDocument( "pdf.pdf" );
$pdffont = $pdfdoc->Fonts("Helvetica-Bold");
$pdfdoc->Form->RemoveXFA();

$pdffield = $pdfdoc->Form->FindField("FirstName");
$pdffield->SetFieldValue("PHP Text", $pdffont);

$pdffile = $pdfdoc->save( "php.pdf" , false);

echo $pdf->version;
$pdf = null;

?>
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