PDF is a popular file format for sharing and reading data on the internet. We’ve already given a tutorial on convert html data into pdf.
Now I’m making a basic PHP application that uses the mpdf
library to generate PDF files. The mpdf is a fantastic PHP utility that allows you to transform the text into a rich UI PDF format. The mPDF library aids in the creation of PDF files from HTML that has been encoded in UTF-8.
There are following dependencies are:
mbstring
and gd
extensions must be enabled.zlib
module for output compression and embedded resources like fonts, as well as bcmath for barcode generation and xml for character set conversion and SVG handling..We will add watermark text within a pdf file. The mPDF
providing method to add watermark text and images. There is a two-step process to create a pdf using PHP.
Step 1. Download the library from GitHub then extract it and paste it into (xampp/htdoc/projectname/mpdf)
or use the composer command composer require mpdf/mpdf
.
Step 2. Create an HTML document and save it as a php variable. You can make it dynamic, but I’m going with a static HTML document. The following content will be added to the index.php
file.
$html = ' <table width="60%" cellspacing="0"> <thead> <tr> <th>Empid</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Salary</th> <th>Age</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>1</td> <td>Tiger Nixon</td> <td>320800</td> <td>61</td> </tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td>Garrett Winters</td> <td>434343</td> <td>63</td> </tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td>Ashton Cox</td> <td>86000</td> <td>66</td> </tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td>Cedric Kelly</td> <td>433060</td> <td>22</td> </tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td>Airi Satou</td> <td>162700</td> <td>33</td> </tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td>Brielle Williamson</td> <td>372000</td> <td>61</td> </tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td>Herrod Chandler</td> <td>137500</td> <td>59</td> </tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td>Rhona Davidson</td> <td>327900</td> <td>55</td> </tr> <tr> <td>9</td> <td>Colleen Hurst</td> <td>205500</td> <td>39</td> </tr> <tr> <td>10</td> <td>Sonya Frost</td> <td>103600</td> <td>23</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>';
Output:
Empid | Name | Salary | Age |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Tiger Nixon | 320800 | 61 |
2 | Garrett Winters | 434343 | 63 |
3 | Ashton Cox | 86000 | 66 |
4 | Cedric Kelly | 433060 | 22 |
5 | Airi Satou | 162700 | 33 |
6 | Brielle Williamson | 372000 | 61 |
7 | Herrod Chandler | 137500 | 59 |
8 | Rhona Davidson | 327900 | 55 |
9 | Colleen Hurst | 205500 | 39 |
10 | Sonya Frost | 103600 | 23 |
Step 3. We will include the library class mPDF
at the end of the index.php
file.
$mpdf = new mPDF(); $mpdf->WriteHTML($html); //call watermark content aand image $mpdf->SetWatermarkText('phpflow.COM'); $mpdf->showWatermarkText = true; $mpdf->watermarkTextAlpha = 0.1; //save the file put which location you need folder/filname $mpdf->Output("phpflow.pdf", 'F'); //out put in browser below output function $mpdf->Output();
Using PHP and static HTML content, I built a simple PDF document. You can change the pdf creation method to meet your requirements.
You can download the source code and see the Demo from the below link.
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I have used composer to for mpdf library. I would getting error message
"Uncaught Error: Class 'mPDF' not found in /opt/lampp/htdocs/working/pdf-example-using-mpdf-code/generate_pdf.php:76 Stack trace: #0 /opt/lampp/htdocs/working/pdf-example-using-mpdf-code/generate_pdf.php(92): generate_pdf() #1 {main} thrown in /opt/lampp/htdocs/working/pdf-example-using-mpdf-code/generate_pdf.php on line 76"
mpdf libs is not your vendor folder.
True
we downloaded the source code
index.php doesnot have any mpdf
You stated
We will include the library class mPDF at the end of the index.php file.