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Overlay Watermark PDF using PHP

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Overlay Watermark PDF features

Add PDF Watermark using PDF Page Overlay easily with Overlay Watermark PDF PHP SDK.

File conversion library for PHP

ConvertAPI provides a PHP library that allows you to perform a Overlay Watermark PDF conversion with just a few lines of code. Overlay Watermark PDF documents using PHP programming language with no effort at all!

Execute the following command in your project root:
composer require convertapi/convertapi-php

Or install it manually using ConvertApi autoloader:

Following extensions are required: curl & json
require_once('/path/to/convertapi-php/lib/ConvertApi/autoload.php');
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How To Overlay Watermark PDF using PHP?

You can Overlay Watermark PDF in a few simple steps:

Overlay Watermark PDF - complete code snippet for PHP

Once you have your authentication in place, simply copy-paste this pdf to watermark-overlay conversion code snippet into your PHP project:

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI JavaScript Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-library-js

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Node.js Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-nodejs

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI PHP Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-php

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Java Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-java

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI C# Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-dotnet

# Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Ruby Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-ruby

# Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Python Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-python

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Go Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-go

REM Code snippet is using the command line utility program: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-cli

<!-- For conversions with the multiple file result please refer to this example: https://repl.it/@ConvertAPI/HTML-Form-with-multiple-file-result -->

Try the conversion online - no coding required!

You can try out advanced conversion parameters and test the conversion result online using our interactive demo tool. This tool will produce the same conversion output as if you were using the library from your solution, and it will auto-generate the code snippet for you!

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Conversion parameters

Password String

Sets the password to open protected documents.

PageRange String

Set page range. Example 1-10 or 1,2,5.

OverlayFile File

Specifies the PDF file to use as overlay. Value can be URL or file content.

OverlayPage Integer

Specifies the page to use as overlay from the OverlayFile file.

Scale Integer

Specifies the watermark scale in percent.

Opacity Integer

Specifies watermark opacity level.

Style Collection

Specifies watermark style, stamp or watermark. The stamp is placed over page content and watermark under page content.

Values:   stamp watermark

GoToLink String

Specifies the web address to go when the watermark is clicked.

GoToPage String

Specifies the page number to go when the watermark is clicked.

PageRotation Bool

Specifies whether to use the page rotation parameter when placing watermark.

HorizontalAlignment Collection

Specifies the horizontal watermark alignment.

Values:   left center right

VerticalAlignment Collection

Specifies the vertical watermark alignment.

Values:   top center bottom

PositionX Integer

Specifies the watermark X coordinate. If set overrides property HorizontalAlignment.

PositionY Integer

Specifies the watermark Y coordinate. If set overrides property VerticalAlignment.

PositionUnit Collection

Specifies measurement unit to use for the PositionX and PositionY properties.

Values:   pt in mm cm

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