How to install the binary in Laravel Vapor with Docker

[Qalaha]

The following info could be added to Requirements section in README.md :-)
To install the binary on Alpine Linux used by Laravel Vapor with Docker add this to your Dockerfile (e.g. production.Dockerfile):

RUN apk update
RUN apk add --upgrade poppler-utils

(as mentioned here: https://alpine.pkgs.org/3.14/alpine-main-x86_64/poppler-utils-21.06.1-r0.apk.html)

For use in your local Laravel Docker container (Laravel Sail) you can use

RUN apt-get install -y poppler-utils

[jtomek]

This is very helpful. Thank you.

[azam1]

To add the installation of pdftotext to your Laravel Sail setup, you should modify the Dockerfile referenced in your docker-compose.yml file. In your docker-compose.yml, there's a section for the laravel.test service that specifies a build context and a Dockerfile located at ./docker/8.3/Dockerfile.

Here's what you need to do:

1. Locate the Dockerfile: Go to the ./docker/8.3/ directory in your Laravel project and find the Dockerfile.

2. Edit the Dockerfile: Open the Dockerfile and add the installation command for pdftotext. You would typically add these lines:

   RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y poppler-utils

   This command updates the package list and installs poppler-utils, which includes pdftotext.

3. Rebuild Your Docker Containers: After saving your changes to the Dockerfile, go back to the root of your Laravel project and run ./vendor/bin/sail build to rebuild the Docker containers with the new changes.

4. Restart Laravel Sail: Finally, restart Laravel Sail to apply the changes using ./vendor/bin/sail up -d.

After these steps, pdftotext should be installed in your Laravel Sail environment.

[msucevan]

@Qalaha hi, thank you for the following instructions. I did the same in my project.

But I have a question, did you get the file from the storage and save it in the tmp files, then you can set the PDF?

Since we are in the serverless environment, I don't understand exactly what is the best to get the pdf from a S3 storage