My boss asked me to create a PHP command-line program on Linux that scans in documents into TIFF files and moves them to folders on the Linux hard drive. A batch would be placed on this batch scanner, then the command line would be run. The user would type in the name to call this batch or use an existing name. Then, it would be scanned into TIFF files and placed into this folder.
If you have knowledge about some of this, please advise:
* We're using Ubuntu Linux (Dapper release) and can use either PHP4 or PHP5 CLI. Can you recommend a particular USB scanner that can handle batches (unfolded, unstapled docs from envelopes) and that will work best with Ubuntu Linux?
* Does PHP4 or PHP5 have an API for addressing a scanner and converting an image to TIFF, or do I need to shell out of PHP to a command line GNU tool with Linux to achieve this goal?
Connecting To A Scanner
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