"Jes" <jesmondspiteri@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
> I am new to php and have a small project that I would like to
> implement as my first try.
> This involves a 'Home Page' with links to various Word Documents.
>
> Is it possible to read the contents of the Word Document and place it
> in a <textarea> or something similar instead of having the user
> opening the Word every time ?

First is MS-Word installed on the server?

Why try to do it on the fly for each user?

Why not just save each as a PDF file and/or
as a text file and give your users the option
to view/download in their desired format.