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PHP to PDF [message #178701]

Thu, 19 July 2012 17:42

cresh
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I realize there's many tools available to convert HTML pages to PDF using PHP. What I need to do is to convert data from an SQL database to PDF. I use PHP to connect to the database and print the results to the screen, no problem there. What I need is a way to print this same data from the SQL query to a PDF file.

Anyone have any tips or anything - with examples - to get this done? I'd appreciate any serious help or tips. Thanks very much.

You're welcome to email me as well as posting here - davebowlin at gmail dot com

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Re: PHP to PDF [message #178702 is a reply to message #178701]

Thu, 19 July 2012 17:57

Sandman
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In article <d33d5e52-91d6-4aa6-b159-92ebe60b685e(at)googlegroups(dot)com>,
cresh <davebowlin(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:

> I realize there's many tools available to convert HTML pages to PDF using
> PHP. What I need to do is to convert data from an SQL database to PDF. I use
> PHP to connect to the database and print the results to the screen, no
> problem there. What I need is a way to print this same data from the SQL
> query to a PDF file.
>
> Anyone have any tips or anything - with examples - to get this done? I'd
> appreciate any serious help or tips. Thanks very much.
>
> You're welcome to email me as well as posting here - davebowlin at gmail dot
> com

I once did this using Latex, and then a latex to PDF converter.

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Re: PHP to PDF [message #178703 is a reply to message #178701]

Thu, 19 July 2012 19:10

The Natural Philosoph
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cresh wrote:
> I realize there's many tools available to convert HTML pages to PDF using PHP. What I need to do is to convert data from an SQL database to PDF. I use PHP to connect to the database and print the results to the screen, no problem there. What I need is a way to print this same data from the SQL query to a PDF file.
>
> Anyone have any tips or anything - with examples - to get this done? I'd appreciate any serious help or tips. Thanks very much.
>
> You're welcome to email me as well as posting here - davebowlin at gmail dot com

I don't convert HTML pages at all. I generate pages using the PDFlite
library which is limited but free.

That enables me to setup a page, place text and images on it and output
PDFS.

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Re: PHP to PDF [message #178704 is a reply to message #178701]

Fri, 20 July 2012 10:08

Goran
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On 19.7.2012 19:42, cresh wrote:
> I realize there's many tools available to convert HTML pages to PDF using PHP. What I need to do is to convert data from an SQL database to PDF. I use PHP to connect to the database and print the results to the screen, no problem there. What I need is a way to print this same data from the SQL query to a PDF file.
>
> Anyone have any tips or anything - with examples - to get this done? I'd appreciate any serious help or tips. Thanks very much.
>
> You're welcome to email me as well as posting here - davebowlin at gmail dot com

Check tcpdf library, it is very mature and feature rich...

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Re: PHP to PDF [message #178705 is a reply to message #178704]

Fri, 20 July 2012 20:24

r.mariotti
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On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:08:44 +0200, Goran <goran(at)nospam(dot)com> wrote:

> On 19.7.2012 19:42, cresh wrote:
>> I realize there's many tools available to convert HTML pages to PDF using PHP. What I need to do is to convert data from an SQL database to PDF. I use PHP to connect to the database and print the results to the screen, no problem there. What I need is a way to print this same data from the SQL query to a PDF file.
>>
>> Anyone have any tips or anything - with examples - to get this done? I'd appreciate any serious help or tips. Thanks very much.
>>
>> You're welcome to email me as well as posting here - davebowlin at gmail dot com
>
> Check tcpdf library, it is very mature and feature rich...

You might want to review the FPDF.org site and look at how their model
works. I've used it for several projects and once set up and working
producing similar reports was a real breeze.

Worth a look and good luck.

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Re: PHP to PDF [message #178735 is a reply to message #178705]

Wed, 25 July 2012 19:47

cresh
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On Friday, July 20, 2012 3:24:08 PM UTC-5, (unknown) wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:08:44 +0200, Goran <goran(at)nospam(dot)com> wrote:
>
> >On 19.7.2012 19:42, cresh wrote:
> >> I realize there's many tools available to convert HTML pages to PDF using PHP. What I need to do is to convert data from an SQL database to PDF. I use PHP to connect to the database and print the results to the screen, no problem there. What I need is a way to print this same data from the SQL query to a PDF file.
> >>
> >> Anyone have any tips or anything - with examples - to get this done? I'd appreciate any serious help or tips. Thanks very much.
> >>
> >> You're welcome to email me as well as posting here - davebowlin at gmail dot com
> >
> >Check tcpdf library, it is very mature and feature rich...
>
>
> You might want to review the FPDF.org site and look at how their model
> works. I've used it for several projects and once set up and working
> producing similar reports was a real breeze.
>
> Worth a look and good luck.

Thank you very much. This seems to be the ticket. I appreciate all the suggestions.

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Re: PHP to PDF [message #178736 is a reply to message #178705]

Thu, 26 July 2012 07:10

Goran
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On 20.7.2012 22:24, r(dot)mariotti(at)fdcx(dot)net wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 12:08:44 +0200, Goran <goran(at)nospam(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> On 19.7.2012 19:42, cresh wrote:
>>> I realize there's many tools available to convert HTML pages to PDF using PHP. What I need to do is to convert data from an SQL database to PDF. I use PHP to connect to the database and print the results to the screen, no problem there. What I need is a way to print this same data from the SQL query to a PDF file.
>>>
>>> Anyone have any tips or anything - with examples - to get this done? I'd appreciate any serious help or tips. Thanks very much.
>>>
>>> You're welcome to email me as well as posting here - davebowlin at gmail dot com
>>
>> Check tcpdf library, it is very mature and feature rich...
>
>
> You might want to review the FPDF.org site and look at how their model
> works. I've used it for several projects and once set up and working
> producing similar reports was a real breeze.
>
> Worth a look and good luck.

FYI development of FPDF stalled long time ago while TCPDF is still
actively developed. FPDF is not a good choice for long term projects and
had many unfixed problems

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Re: PHP to PDF [message #178768 is a reply to message #178736]

Tue, 31 July 2012 08:46

IRC
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I also suggest to use TCPDF (third party library for pdf). It is a great library among all I have used.

here is the link http://www.tcpdf.org/examples.php (check expmple)..

Cheers !

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