I want generate a pdf file to the customer that can edit it and then download it,
I use Laravel 8, mpdf 0.8.15, niklasravnsborg/laravel-pdf 4.1 and php 7.4
I tried this code with mpdf package in controller :
$html = file_get_contents(resource_path('views/app/pdf/inventory/inventory2.blade.php'));
$pdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf();
$pdf = Mpdf::loadView('app.pdf.inventory.inventory2');
$pdf->useActiveForms = true;
$pdf->WriteHTML($html);
return $pdf->Output();
// return $pdf->stream('document.pdf');
The view was rendred with blade syntax {{ }} #if... , so it's not useful
also I tried niklasravnsborg/laravel-pdf that can load view not write html content, but the pdf generated was not fillable, It create the form staticly (input, buttons ...) not editale
have you an idea to get a fillable pdf ?
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I am trying to generate a PDF file using DOMPDF in a Laravel project.
The image is displayed correctly when generating my Blade template. On the other hand, the image is not displayed in the generation of the PDF file (the PDF file uses the Blade template).
The controller
$pdf = domPDF::loadView($blade, compact('cv', 'user', 'cv_certifications', 'cv_skills_nom', 'experiences', 'formations','perso', 'adresse', 'region', 'region_select', 'cv_skills', 'tcontrat'));
// Viewing the PDF file in the browser viewer
return $pdf->stream(); // display
The template
<img src="{{URL::asset($perso[0]->cvp_photo_path)}}" height="auto" width="150">
What I want
I would like the image to display in the Generated PDF file
What I get
I obit no errors in the server logs nor in laravel. The image does not load into the PDF file but loads into the rendered template correctly.
Thank you in advance for your help.
I am generating DOM PDF in laravel using barryvdh/laravel-dompdf package. It is working fine by rendering the views and HTML elements with readonly mode. But, I am trying to generate fillable / editable PDF so that user can enter details with out opening it in 3rd party editor tools.
Below is the code snippet I am using to generate PDF with barryvdh/laravel-dompdf package.
$file = "Storage/pdf/document.pdf";
$data = array("foo" => "bar");
$view = view('pdf.document', $data);
\PDF::loadHTML($view)->setPaper('A4', 'portrait')->setWarnings(false)-save($file);
I have also tried mpdf niklasravnsborg/laravel-pdf package but this is also opening in readable mode.
$data = [
'foo' => 'bar'
];
$pdf = PDF::loadView('pdf.document', $data);
return $pdf->stream('document.pdf');
Please suggest me if I need to configure any options to this code.
Create a PDF with a fillable form with dompdf its not possible, because it's not supported, owner says:
Dompdf supports rendering form fields as static content in the PDF but
not for rendering fillable forms.
Using niklasravnsborg/laravel-pdf that uses mpdf, you can use active forms to archive a fillable PDF.
There's an extense mpdf active forms example.
So, the blade html should look like:
<h2>Active Forms</h2>
<form action="formsubmit.php" method="post">
<b>Input Text</b>
<input type="text" size="90" name="inputfield" value="" title="The title attribute works like a tool-tip" />
</form>
Another possible solution would be use laravel-fpdf package, that uses FPDF.
You could also use FPDF. I think it's the best open-source PDF generator there is. You can easy import it, and you can select one dozen different pdf templates.
I want to export/print only a form in PDF.
This is the entire form
and I want to print just the those inside the box.
the main form is app.blade.php and it includes the side panel,header and the mid content(the data inside the red "box")
this is the code I've done so far:
public function exportToPDF($projectID){
$project = Project::find($projectID);
$users = $project->users;
$pdf = PDF::loadView('admin.projects.more', compact('project','users'));
return $pdf->download('invoice.pdf');
}
it shows no error and downloads the file, but it is like this:
I don't understand why it even gets all the other stuff, when I've declared only projects.more
any idea?
Use Inline CSS ,I have same issue Dompdf doesn't support external css
i was trying to print invoice with Laravel using barryvdh/laravel-dompdf
I used the following code to convert pdf:
$pdf = \PDF::loadView('print.service_x')->setPaper('a4','portrait');
return $pdf->download('invoice.pdf');
But the style got break...some of the text overlap the table. How do i solve this problem?
Style link is OK...As when i load the page without pdf it shows me correct view:
i am using codeigniter i am working on invoice and i want to print a PDF file of my invoice page here is my controller.
$pdfFilePath ='invoice.pdf';
$data=$this->singleinvoice($invoiceId);
ini_set('memory_limit','32M');
$html = $this->load->view('invoice/invoicetopdf', $data, true);
$this->load->library('pdf');
$pdf = $this->pdf->load();
$pdf->SetFooter($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].'|{PAGENO}|'.date(DATE_RFC822));
$pdf->WriteHTML($html);
$pdf->Output($pdfFilePath, 'D');
redirect("invoice");
when i echo $html veriable is show fine but when it output the pdf .it has no css styling i mean it convert the HTML without any of my css Style.
i also tried the following but no luck.
$style=file_get_contents(base_url().'_assets/css/bootstrap.css');
$pdf->WriteHTML($style,1);
$pdf->Output($pdfFilePath, 'D');
Now i want to convert my HTML page to PDF as it is shown to the public with complete styling and markups.
does it possible any suggestion or solution ?
you have to convert your Page Structure from DIV to Traditional Table structure.
arrange your elements contents etc.into table or tables.
then try some basic CSS.
because most of CSS are not supported in mpdf or any other pdf converter.
Click here
to know what(CSS) is supported and what is not in mpdf.