The resulting OpenDocument is then optionally converted to HTML or any XML. This is done with XML Pipelines, an approach that supports XSLT, breaking up content over headings or sections, and saving those results to multiple files (e.g., chapter1.html, chapter2.html…).

The result is returned in a .zip file.

Docvert has a user-friendly interface, and it's easy to integrate with other software as it uses a simple REST-style interface. It's released under the LGPL so although it's open source there's no legal problems developing proprietary software ontop of it. The XML produced is easier to understand and more structured than the WordML or .DOC formats.

Docvert builds upon the work of several word processors such as OpenOffice.org, Abiword, and soon KOffice.

Docvert is very grateful to benefit from their years of reverse engineering work. OpenDocument (also known as ODF) is ISO/IEC 26300, an international ISO standard. Docvert benefits greatly from having this standard.

Here are some key features of "Docvert":

· FTP/WebDAV Upload
· Post-conversion editing
· XML Pipelines
· Plugins via XSLT or PHP
· Control every tag and attribute
· I18N
· Image format conversion
· Convert almost any word processor format


Requirements:

· PHP 5.0 or later with the "ZLIB" and "XSL" extensions.
· One or more of the following...
· OpenOffice.org 1.9.122 or later
· And if you're running a *nix, you'll need Xvfb.
· Abiword 2.4.2 or later... with the Import/Export OpenDocument plugin.
· If you want to convert PNG/JPEG/GIF images you'll need PHP's GD extension.
· If you want to convert WMF or SVG images you'll need libwmf0.2-7+ and librsvg2-2+.
· If you want to validate your XML or HTML you'll need Trang-2003+.
· If you want to convert quickly via PyODConverter you'll need Python OpenOffice.org bindings (UNO bindings). This package is "python-uno" on most Linux/BSD systems. Have a look at the PyODConverter site for help installing that.
· If you want to convert quickly via JODConverter you'll need JODConverter and its dependencies. Have a look at the JODConverter site for help installing that.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· This fixes some apparent regressions in Ubuntu 7.04's PHP-XSL module.