PHP PDF functions

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How do I generate PDF files with PHP. php.net says that pdflib needs to be installed to use functions such as new_pdf ().

However, pdflib is not free and the lite version is not allowed for commercial use. I am confused. I would have thought PHP would have some built-in functionality to create PDF files.

How do I get through this as I do not want to use libraries such as fpdf, etc.?

Why do you not want to use third-party libraries? – Gerry Apr 02 '13 at 15:32 — Gerry, Apr 02 '13 at 15:32
TCPDF is really good and easy to implement. – SSH This Apr 02 '13 at 15:33 — SSH This, Apr 02 '13 at 15:33

score 5 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:25

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You should try the following. They are some useful PHP libraries for PDF documents:

See Stack Overflow questions Generate PDF from HTML PHP and How to generate PDF files with PHP?.

It's your choice with which you feel more comfortable.

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answered Apr 02 '13 at 15:33

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So there are no pdf functions shipped with php, a library it is then .. thanks all – Barry Connolly Apr 02 '13 at 15:36

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 09 '13 at 17:02

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If you don't want to use pdflib, you will have to use another third-party library.

Zend provides one as part of the Zend Framework. But the ones we have used for various purposes are:

DomPDF is great for taking HTML and producing PDF files
tcPDF is a more class-based drawing style approach, but it works great and gives loads of control.

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answered Apr 02 '13 at 15:35

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 09 '13 at 17:06

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PHP does not have any in-built functions, so you have to use libraries. TCPDF is the easiest modules and it's free.

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answered Apr 02 '13 at 15:36

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Thakyou Ritesh was just after confirmation iss try tcppdf – Barry Connolly Apr 02 '13 at 15:44
@BarryConnolly: :) . I had used **TCPDF** lot of times in several website that i had constructed.Its very easy to use. The best part is you can **modify** it as per your wish. You can **customize** it too. Also, stack-overflow.com have many answers/questions on TCPDF. – Ritesh Kumar Gupta Apr 02 '13 at 15:46

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