# It is possible to use with PHP

**URL:** <https://pdfjs.community/t/it-is-possible-to-use-with-php/1283>\
**Category:** Technical Support\
**Tags:** pdfjs-express\
**Created:** [January 4, 2022, 11:38am UTC](https://pdfjs.community/t/it-is-possible-to-use-with-php/1283 "2022-01-04T11:38:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![user56](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f05b48/32.png) [@user56](https://pdfjs.community/u/user56)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 11:38am UTC](https://pdfjs.community/t/it-is-possible-to-use-with-php/1283/1 "2022-01-04T11:38:24Z")

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Hello,

I am trying to use pdfjs manually in PHP but it is not working. is it possible?

> **[PDF.js Express Viewer Download & Integration | Documentation](https://pdfjs.express/documentation/get-started-viewer/manually)**

Thank you

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**Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 11:38am UTC](https://pdfjs.community/t/it-is-possible-to-use-with-php/1283/3 "2022-01-04T11:38:29Z")

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**Hello, I’m Ron, an automated tech support bot 🤖**

While you wait for one of our customer support representatives to get back to you, please check out some of these documentation pages:

Guides:
- [Migrating from PDF.js Express to PDFTron - 3. Remove PDF.js Express Modules](https://pdfjs.express/documentation/learn-more/pdfjs-express-to-pdftron.8#3.-remove-pdf.js-express-modules)
- [Localization & language support - Add languages](https://pdfjs.express/documentation/viewer/localization#add-languages)
- [Integrating PDF.js Express Viewer with NPM](https://pdfjs.express/documentation/get-started-viewer/npm)

APIs:
- [CoreControls - enableFullPDF(value)](https://pdfjs.express/api/7.0/CoreControls.html#.enableFullPDF__anchor)
- [Core - disableFullPDF()](https://pdfjs.express/api/Core.html#.disableFullPDF__anchor)
- [PDF.js Express Utilities](https://pdfjs.express/api/utils/index.html#__anchor)

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- [How to add scale and color to the converted annotation](https://pdfjs.community/t/how-to-add-scale-and-color-to-the-converted-annotation/305/1)

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**Author:** ![Logan](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex031/user_avatar/pdfjs.community/logan/32/13_2.png) [@Logan](https://pdfjs.community/u/Logan)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://pdfjs.community/t/it-is-possible-to-use-with-php/1283/4 "2022-01-04T15:35:55Z")

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Hey!

PDF.js Express is a client side Javascript library and PHP is a server side language. Express does not work server side so no you can not use it directly in PHP.

Logan