What are the potential drawbacks of converting PDF files to HTML for viewing in a browser without a PDF plugin?

Converting PDF files to HTML for viewing in a browser without a PDF plugin can result in loss of formatting, images, and interactive elements present in the original PDF. To solve this issue, you can use a library like TCPDF in PHP to convert the PDF file to HTML while preserving the original layout and content. 

// Include the TCPDF library
require_once('tcpdf/tcpdf.php');

// Create new TCPDF object
$pdf = new TCPDF();

// Set PDF file
$pdfFile = 'example.pdf';

// Convert PDF to HTML
$html = $pdf->setSourceFile($pdfFile);
$numberOfPages = $pdf->getNumberOfPages();
for ($i = 1; $i <= $numberOfPages; $i++) {
    $pdf->AddPage();
    $tplIdx = $pdf->importPage($i);
    $pdf->useTemplate($tplIdx, 10, 10, 200);
}

// Output HTML content
echo $pdf->Output('', 'S');

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PDF HTML browser conversion plugin

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