Convert HTML code to doc using PHP and PHPWord

Question

I am using PHPWord to load a docx template and replace tags like {test}. This is working perfectly fine.

But I want to replace a value with html code. Directly replacing it into the template is not possible. There is now way to do this using PHPWord, as far as I know.

I looked at htmltodocx. But it seams it will not work either, is it posible to transform a peace of code like <p>Test<b>test</b><br>test</p> to a working doc markup? I only need the basic code, no styleing. but Linebreaks have to work.

Barrelchested

Answer 1

Here is the link to the github. It is working fine Html-Docx-js.

And it is the demo also available here.

Other option is this Link.

 $toOpenXML = HTMLtoOpenXML::getInstance()->fromHTML("<p>te<b>s</b>t</p>");
    $templateProcessor->setValue('test', $toOpenXML);

Catania

Thanks for your answer, it works well, however, I only want the code of my tiny mc value. – Barrelchested

What do you mean by that ? If you are using any code with free licence you just have to follow the T&C of that licence. – Catania

lets say I have the string "<b>test</b>". i want this to be transformed to a doc element, not a document. I will then place this element inside my docx using PHPWord. Placing existing doc elements works, but converting the html to them doesn't. – Barrelchested

not clear what where you asking but have tried the link that I gave above ?? here is another link am adding where you can test a working demo of html to doc conversion with same source code. – Catania

Yes, I tried it, but I do not want to have a downloadable file but code like bla<w:BR>bla – Barrelchested

you just have to explore the code and then you can get that code too – Catania

I thought the tool generates a full document, I have not found a way of getting only the elements in it I need. – Barrelchested

I think i should go the altchunks way – Barrelchested

docx is similar to zip file if you rename the extension then you will find a document.xml in it you want the contents of that xml ? – Catania

Yes, I know, I was looking for something like this #27312821 I will try HTMLtoOpenXML – Barrelchested

getting error - Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class "HTMLtoOpenXML" not found – Physostomous

Answer 2

The other answers propose H2OXML which only supports

• Bold, italic and underlined text

• Bulled lists

As described in their docs and their last update was in 2012.

I did some research and found a pretty nice solution:

$var = 'Some text';
$xml = "<w:p><w:r><w:rPr><w:strike/></w:rPr><w:t>". $var."</w:t></w:r></w:p>";

$templateProcessor->setValue('param_1', $xml);

The above example, shows how would be a striked text. Instead of "w:strike" you can use "w:i" for italic or "w:b" bold, and so on. Not sure if it works on all tags or not.

Girlhood

your shared link is broken, kindly update it. thanks – Physostomous

Answer 3

Thanks for your answer, Varun.

The simple PHP library H2OXML works for me https://h2openxml.codeplex.com/

$toOpenXML = HTMLtoOpenXML::getInstance()->fromHTML("<p>te<b>s</b>t</p>");
$templateProcessor->setValue('test', $toOpenXML);

I can now convert html code to insert it using PHPWord.

Barrelchested

your shared link is broken, kindly update it. thanks – Physostomous

Answer 4

$content = '<p>Test<b>test</b><br>test</p>';

use it before IOFactory::createWriter();

\PhpOffice\PhpWord\Shared\Html::addHtml($section, $content);

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