Codeigniter mPDF library fails to load - php

Question

I'm having some little trouble getting the Codeigniter mPDF library to work. Below is the class in 'application/libraries':
class mpdf {
function mpdf() {
$CI = & get_instance();
log_message('Debug', 'mPDF class is loaded.');
}
function load($param = NULL) {
include_once APPPATH . 'third_party/m_pdf/mpdf.php';
if ($params == NULL) {
$param = '"en-GB-x","A4","","",10,10,10,10,6,3';
}
return new mPDF($param);
}
}
while my function that is supposed to print out the pdf is as below:
//pdf
public function outputPDF() {
//this data will be passed on to the view
$data['the_content'] = 'mPDF and CodeIgniter are cool!';
//load the view, pass the variable and do not show it but "save" the output into $html variable
$html = $this->load->view('pdf_output', $data, true);
//this the the PDF filename that user will get to download
$pdfFilePath = "the_pdf_output.pdf";
//load mPDF library
$this->load->library('mpdf');
//actually, you can pass mPDF parameter on this load() function
$pdf = $this->mpdf->load();
//generate the PDF!
$pdf->WriteHTML($html);
//offer it to user via browser download! (The PDF won't be saved on your server HDD)
$pdf->Output($pdfFilePath, "D");
}
Below is the error:
Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required
'X:/xampp/htdocs/.../application/third_party/m_pdf/config_cp.php'
(include_path='.;X:\xampp\php\PEAR') in
X:\xampp\htdocs...\application\third_party\m_pdf\mpdf.php on line 39
Kindly assist

Answer 1

I had the same problem with the library. Now I got it working on my CodeIgniter application.
In order to make it work, I had to put the library folder in the third_party folder (inside application folder). Then I made an autoloader. Inside libraries folder I created this file called Pdf.php
<?php if (!defined('BASEPATH')) exit('No direct script access allowed');
class Pdf {
function Pdf()
{
$CI = & get_instance();
log_message('Debug', 'mPDF class is loaded.');
}
function load($param=NULL)
{
include_once APPPATH.'third_party/mpdf/mpdf.php';
if ($params == NULL)
{
$param = '"en-GB-x","A4","","",10,10,10,10,6,3';
}
return new mPDF($param);
}
}
Then, you can load the library as CodeIgniter expects:
$this->load->library('pdf');
$pdf = $this->pdf->load();
$pdf->SetFooter($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST'].'|{PAGENO}|'.date(DATE_RFC822)); // Add a footer
$pdf->WriteHTML($html); // write the HTML into the PDF
$pdf->Output($pdfFilePath, 'F');
$html is the string containing the html view you want to export.
$pdfFilePath is the string path where we are saving our pdf.