Create a PDF on server-side with some data and then create a download link for the user

Question

Hello, i want using php generate a pdf in my site with some format and some values i have into some vars, any suggestion of a good script and good practices to know about? Thanks!

Answer 1

Using a HTML to PDF generator is probably the best way. The one I have found the easiest to use, and use regularly, is http://www.tufat.com/s_html2ps_html2pdf.htm

It can be daunting at first, but once you get used to it it's fine.

Answer 2

You can make an ajax call to your php and then push the generated PDF to the browser.

you can create PDF server side with this.

Answer 3

You might want to checkout TCPDF. Have a look at the examples, and see how easy it is to create PDFs with PHP.

Answer 4

if you have shell access, you can use http://www.pd4ml.com/ for converting html to pdf. its really easy, but its not free and you need shell access.