I'm currently working on some educational software which requires me to parse .doc .ppt .xlsx. Basically the students will download a file from my server which will encode metadata with their personal information. They will then go about following the tutorial, then they will upload the MS files to my website. I need my server (Linux Hosted) to parse the document and check for any mistakes like formatting and spelling errors.
I'm completely new to MS programming, I only have experience in PHP HTML and mobile application development. If anyone could post some links or explain the steps I need to take to make this a reality I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks for your time :)
Have a look at PHPDocX. http://www.phpdocx.com/
Sample demos can be found here. http://www.phpdocx.com/demo
Also this question will help you. Reading/Writing a MS Word file in PHP