pdfmixer.php

This script sets one pdf as background of another pdf using pdftk.

Usage:

 pdfmixer.php [options] <foreground-PDF> <background-PDF> <output-PDF>

Parameters:

• foreground-PDF: pdf which should be in the foreground
• background-PDF: pdf which should be in the background
• output-PDF: name of the new pdf
• options:
  • --delete/-d: delete foreground-PDF on successfull merge.
  • --overwrite/-ow: overwrite output file

Example:

pdfmixer.php -d -ow /var/nfs/oeffentlich/pdfmixer/company/deleteme.pdf /var/nfs/oeffentlich/background/watermark_company.pdf /var/nfs/oeffentlich/pdfmixed/finished/company_deleteme.pdf"

This would add the 'watermark_company.pdf' as background to 'deleteme.pdf'. Delete 'company_deleteme.pdf'. Save the merged output pdf as 'company_deleteme.pdf' and delete the foreground 'deleteme.pdf'.

Side note: We usually use this script through incron.d, which monitors different folders and which each correlate to a different background pdf.