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merge pdfs using PHP

I have a series of pdfs stored as blob fields in a mysql database.
Is there a way using PHP to loop through a recordset, merge all the resulting PDFs into one PDF?
My goal is to be able to batch print all the PDFs with one click.
To do that, I assumed I would need to merge them all into one PDF.

So, I would be either interested in a way to dynamically merge all the pdfs, or to batch print them all.

Any ideas?

Thanks.

Tom

tkerns

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Hmm...
No responses on this yet today.
Perhaps its more dificult than I thought.
I don't have a lot of points, but I will double the points, and see if that finds any takers.

Any help would be much appreciated.

Tom

Kiran Paul VJ

i got a java code, please check it if that is useful
http://www.java2s.com/Code/Java/PDF-RTF/MergingTwoPDFdocumentstoOne.htm

other link
https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/22048878/Merge-two-PDF-docs.html

kiranvj

tkerns

ASKER

Kiranvj,
This looks interesting, but how would I incorporate that into a web page?
I was looking for something that would merge the files server-side using php, on a linux server.

Tom

Kiran Paul VJ

Hi Tom,

there should be some way to do it.

These links will give you a start, i hope
http://in2.php.net/pdf
http://www.pdflib.com/products/pdflib-family/

kiranvj

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tkerns

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My apologies. I didnt realize I had neglected to close this.
I have abandoned the pdf part of the project, and am creating dynamic html pages instead.

Much easier to deal with.
I will give you the points for your effort tho. Nobody else had any suggestions at all.

thanks!

Tom

Kiran Paul VJ

Hi tkerns,

Thanks for the points.

Kiranvj