Using PHP how can I show editable PDF form and then on submit get the information? I have a PDF form which I have converted to editable PDF form using Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro, I now want to show it in the browser so that user can fill. On submit I want to get the information entered in that form and store in the database.
To read and write a pdf you can use some PDF libraries like FPDI or PDFtoHTML.
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But in your use case I am not sure why you are using a PDF form if your intention is just to save the user inputs into database. I would recommend use a HTML form instead, will be easier for you to manage.
I'm trying to import some XML data into XFA form through web server.
So, I have a HTML form which user populate, that data is stored in MySQL database. On other side I have an XFA form created in LiveCycle and wrapped in PDF, when user finish populating online form I need to place user's data in the XFA form and trigger the print it.
How can I do this? So far I had success using FPDM for real PDF form. Can I somehow convert XFA to real PDF form? Will I be able to print the PDF file through browser automatically when user clicks the button?
This is what I found, but it's too expensive to buy a licence:
http://itextpdf.com/product/xfa_worker
I'm struggling with this one for a while, any help is welcoming.
Thanks in advance,
VUkasin
I created a pdf form using acrobat. The form has a submit button, and I would like to actually submit the entire form, and upload it to the server. Is there a way to do this? I am experienced with PHP, and other languages, but not so much with anything to do with PDF Forms.
During form creation, when you select the submit action for your button, Acrobat shows a dialog which asks you for the URL to submit the form data to. This dialog allows you to also select how the form shall be submitted. (At least it's this way in my ancient Acrobat 9.5.)
If you want the whole form to be submitted, i.e. a complete PDF with filled-in form fields, select the option for the complete PDF document.
If you don't want to get the base document you already have, but merely want to retrieve the additions as incremental update, select the option for the FDF and check step-wise changes box. You can build the complete PDF from the original form and these incremental updates.
For some backgrounds see my answer to your other question.
I've scoured the forums/web for this answer, but I've failed to come up with a solution.
I have a PHP based form that inputs form data onto a PDF generated by FPDF/FPDI (utilizing a pre-made template). That, in and of itself, is working just fine.
I have one version that is a simple quote; the user can input their email without adding in personal information if they're not ready to move forward. A PDF is created with their quote info. The question has come up on whether or not this generated PDF can have form input fields and a send button, that way the client can send along their newly completed form with their quote information.
Does anyone know of a utility out there that can generate a functional PDF with input fields/send button and also input data from a PHP form?
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i am really stuck here i have been trying and i am posting here hope some one will help me.
i have a html form where i enter my data and before submitting i need to view my data in the html form and if i need changes change it rt there and submit .
i am able to enter data and how do i display the data without submitting.
To preview your form data before posting you have two options basically: the first is to preview it by using JavaScript to dynamically open a new window and then show your data formatted as you want, the second is to post your data to your server and return a new page containing the data you posted but not yet being integrate to your database, this is a kind of confirmation page, whatever is the option there should be a confirmation button to accept or reject the submission and integration of the data in your database.
The second option requires you to create a new page on the server side for confirmation (preview), having all the power of your web server language.
In general, you have a Preview button and a Save (or Post) one.
The Preview button submits the data which is processed by the server-side script (interpreting markup language, or filtering HTML or other stuff) and converted to HTML, then sent back to the user along with the text field with the raw data.
Then the Save/Post button does the same, but saves the data to the database, and similarly output the HTML, without the text field.
A quite generic answer to a quite generic question...
The question that comes to my mind is how this preview would look different from the data entry page. I mean, if the user is supposed to enter, say, name, address, and favorite color, presumably that data is visible on the screen as they type it. What would a preview do? If you're talking about some sort of validation, like color must be on your list of approved colors or some such, then you have two basic choices: You could do the vaildation with JavaScript before sending to the server, or you could send to the server and let it do validation. I would point out that if you do client-side validation, you really should still validate on the server, esecially if there are security or hacking issues. You have no assurance that the data stream sent to your server really came from the page that you sent to the user. The user could create his own page to send data to your server.
The only other thing I can think of is a formatting preview, like here on Stack Overflow where what you type in may include codes that control format. In that case you might want to use Javascript to give immediate feedback, again, like is done here.
perhaps you can have two buttons one as a preview and one as submit so when u preview it sends the form value in a different page and displays it in a format you want.
The submit button will just do the submitting etc. what u plan to do .
hope that helps