how to generate pdf using blade view with tcpdf laravel 5? - php

Question

I'm trying to create a pdf using laravel 5 and https://github.com/elibyy/laravel-tcpdf
i have a form of 20 pages writing in laravel blade when my client fill the form and click submit i want to generate pdf for him and save it
i try to do it like this in my controller
public function createPDF()
{
$pdf = Input::get('pdf',null);
$company = Input::get('company',null);
$branch = Input::get('branch',null);
$sub_branch = Input::get('sub_branch',null);
$form_type = Input::get('form_type',null);
$form_name = Input::get('form_name',null);
$form_heb_name = Input::get('form_heb_name',null);
$sig_path=FormsController::getSignature_file();
$data=compact('company','branch','sub_branch','form_type','form_name','form_heb_name','sig_path');
Input::flash();
if ($pdf)
{
$pdf = new TCPDF();
$pdf->SetPrintHeader(false);
$pdf->SetPrintFooter(false);
$pdf->AddPage();
$pdf->writeHTML(view('forms.'.$company.'.'.$branch.'.'.$sub_branch.'.'.$form_type.'.'.$form_name, $data)->render());
$filename = storage_path().'/forms_pdf/10006/26/4718326/'.$form_name.'.pdf';
$pdf->output($filename, 'I');
return redirect('forms');
}
return view('forms.'.$company.'.'.$branch.'.'.$sub_branch.'.'.$form_type.'.'.$form_name , $data);
}
bat its not working it's create 2 pdf page with All fields on top of each other
how to fix it?
In addition, I want to save the pdf in a way it can not be edited file how can i do it?
thanks.

Answer 1

I will try to give you a step by step answer (tested for laravel 5.1):
Before using it, be sure that you installed the TCPDF service provider correctly:
Installing TCPDF service provider
In composer.json, add this package:
"require": {
"elibyy/laravel-tcpdf": "0.*"
}
Run composer update
in config/app.php add this service provider
'providers' => [
//..
Elibyy\TCPDF\ServiceProvider::class,
]
Run php artisan vendor:publish , that will generate config/laravel-tcpdf.php in your files
Generate the pdf in your controller
public function createPDF()
{
[...]
//get default settings from config/laravel-tcpdf.php
$pdf_settings = \Config::get('laravel-tcpdf');
$pdf = new \Elibyy\TCPDF\TCPdf($pdf_settings['page_orientation'], $pdf_settings['page_units'], $pdf_settings['page_format'], true, 'UTF-8', false);
$pdf->SetPrintHeader(false);
$pdf->SetPrintFooter(false);
$pdf->AddPage();
$pdf->writeHTML(view('forms.'.$company.'.'.$branch.'.'.$sub_branch.'.'.$form_type.'.'.$form_name, $data)->render());
$filename = storage_path().'/forms_pdf/10006/26/4718326/'.$form_name.'.pdf';
$pdf->output($filename, 'I');
return redirect('forms');
}