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  2. Download and include phpToPDF.php
  3. Call functions to generate PDFs

 

Sample Code :: PHP to PDF Generaton [ More Examples ]

Use the phptopdf() function for creating a PDF using a URL

<?php
    require('phpToPDF.php');

    //Set Your Options -- see documentation for all options
    $pdf_options = array(
          "source_type" => 'url',
          "source" => 'http://google.com',
          "action" => 'save');

    //Code to generate PDF file from options above
    phptopdf($pdf_options);
?>

Alternatively, you can use the phptopdf() function to pass a variable that holds html code for your PDF.

<?php
    require('phpToPDF.php');

    //It is possible to include a file that outputs html and store it in a variable 
    //using output buffering.
    ob_start();
    include('/path/to/your/html/file.php');
    $my_html = ob_get_clean();

    //Set Your Options -- we are saving the PDF as 'my_filename.pdf' to a 'my_pdfs' folder
    $pdf_options = array(
      "source_type" => 'html',
      "source" => $my_html,
      "action" => 'save',
      "save_directory" => 'my_pdfs',
      "file_name" => 'my_filename.pdf');

    //Code to generate PDF file from options above
    phptopdf($pdf_options);
?>

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