convert pdf to jpg

[ayahuasca]

Hello,

i am trying to convert pdf files (or 1 page of a pdf file) to jpg to make a previeuw of the pdf availeble.

I am doing this with ImageMagick and Ghostscript.

When i do this in a cmd on my windows server it works perfectly.
When i try to do it in a php file it does not do anything.

the command i am using is this:
<?
exec("convert 1.pdf[0] 1.jpg");
?>

could somebody please tel me what i am doing wrong?

[Bonzo]

I have not used pdf but as far as I can tell you are trying to convert layer 0 to a jpg ?
Have you tried:

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exec("convert '1.pdf[0]' 1.jpg");

[ayahuasca]

Yes i have tried it, doesn't work.

What i am doing is convert page 1 of the pdf to jpg.

I am wondering if exec() does work. Is there mayby a simpel command to check if exec does anything?

[ayahuasca]

Problem solved.

The big secret is to restart your server after completing the installation script of ImageMagick and Ghostscript!

Anywayz, Thanks for trying...

[ridera]

I'm working on the same thing, trying to get a thumbnail of the first page to show. I'm posting another topic especially for it.

However, as to your problem: add "-debug exception" to your command; it'll show you what's going on. A typical command, with debug looks like this:

$command= "/usr/local/bin/convert -debug exception $precomm $fpfile $comm $tb_fpfile";

exec($command, $convert_array, $code); Note the $convert_array; that's where your debug message is

My guess is that path to "convert" is not correct.

[pieter]

I had the same problem. I solved it by replacing the exec() command by the popen() function. Maybe this will be your solution as wel.. Good luck!