Try to use ghostscript directly for page count

[ArroWsGM]

Using GhostScript directly is much faster than Imagick because it doesn't take a screenshot of every page as Imagick does. It faster even with a relatively small pdf with 2 pages.

[truechernyshov]

@ArroWsGM If you use exec function you no need this package. I did thumbnail of first page just execute exec('convert -background white -alpha remove '.$path_to_uploaded_pdf.'[0] '.$target_folder . '/thumbnail.jpg');

[ArroWsGM]

@truechernyshov I don't understand the purposes of this post. I can decide what I'm needed by myself, but if you want to play with Captain Obvious, ok, let's begin.

First of all, exec function is not always accessible due to disable_functions restriction which not always under your control.

Second - a path for exec function needs to be escaped for a cross-platform app, because on windows and *nix systems it completely differs, and its part is really tricky and can cause errors.

So, if I don't want or don't have time for developing a package to handle this, I need to find a package, which will do it for me.

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[mfe-a5sys]

So, if I don't want or don't have time for developing a package to handle this, I need to find a package, which will do it for me.

Here :
https://symfony.com/doc/current/components/process.html