How does PHP read the content of a word document?

How does PHP read the content of a word document ;? Php // create an index pointing to the new COM component & nbsp; $ word = newCOM (& quot; word. application & quot;) ordie (& quot; Can 'tstartword! & Quot;); & nbsp; // display the method for reading the content of a word document using Wor PHP.
// Create an index pointing to the new COM component
$ Word = new COM ("word. application") or die ("Can't start Word! ");
// Display the version number of the Word currently in use
// Echo "Loading Word, v. {$ word-> Version}
";
// Set its visibility to 0 (false). If you want to enable it at the frontend, use 1 (true)
// To open the application in the forefront, use 1 (true)
// $ Word-> Visible = 0;
// Play? One document
$ Word-> Documents-> OPen ("E: \ wamp \ www \ oa \ 121.doc ");
// Read the document content
$ Test = $ word-> ActiveDocument-> content-> Text;
Echo $ test;
Echo"
";
// Replace the variable to be changed in the document
$ Test = str_replace ("<{variable}>", "This is a variable", $ test );
Echo $ test;
$ Word-> Documents-> Add ();
// Add text to the new document
$ Word-> Selection-> TypeText ("$ test ");
// Save the document in the directory
$ Word-> Documents [1]-> SaveAs ("E:/wamp/www/oa/121.doc ");
// Close the connection with COM components
$ Word-> Quit ();
?>
Error Report
Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'com _ exception' with message 'failed' to create com object' word. application ': too many characters § maid in E: \ wamp \ www \ oa \ newfile. php: 3 Stack trace: #0 E: \ wamp \ www \ oa \ newfile. php (3): com-> com ('Word. applicatio... ') #1 {main} thrown in E: \ wamp \ www \ oa \ newfile. php on line 3
I want to ask what a COM is !! Where
$ Test = str_replace ("<{variable}>", "This is a variable", $ test); how to write the variable here


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COM is an information service component of Microsoft.

Your program runs on the condition that the word97 to word2003 versions have been installed on your server.
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When I tried to convert PDF to WORD, I tried to write and write the word through PHP. it is slow. I suggest not doing it. I used WIN7 + APACHE + PHP + MYSQL, browser tested IE, 360, window of the world