print from php in macosx

Question

Does anyone know a way to print from php5 in macosx leopard similar to the windows approach using php_printer.dll?

I'm using macosx 10.5.7 and php 5.2.8.

Answer 1

The only printer extension is windows-only, according to the list of PHP extensions.

Answer 2

i don't know mac os well enough to give you a definate answer but here are some ideas

1. if you only want plain text can you open a filehandle to a printer and echo/print text directly to the printer.

2. create a document like a PDF file (see fpdf), and then make a system call to print that document to the default printer. i know it can be done in windows, but i am not sure about mac

3. write a native application which will do the printing and call that application from php

hope that helps