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How to create a pdf file for download with PHP
Hi there,
been looking a straight forward way of doing the following but am getting lost with all the difference options and would prefer to ask the experts.
My users do a test, and once they pass they get a certificate stating that they have passed this test. I would like to create a pdf certificate file they can download. It will be a simple file with a certificate template and the users details added dynamically (user name, test, result and date).
What is the easiest way of doing this?
Thanks in advance
Williery
been looking a straight forward way of doing the following but am getting lost with all the difference options and would prefer to ask the experts.
My users do a test, and once they pass they get a certificate stating that they have passed this test. I would like to create a pdf certificate file they can download. It will be a simple file with a certificate template and the users details added dynamically (user name, test, result and date).
What is the easiest way of doing this?
Thanks in advance
Williery
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Whatever.
I've never seen anything that created a 2MB PDF or a need for "50000 lines of php code" -- in fact, I've used these classes in production deployments with great satisfaction. They require a work effort that takes meticulous attention to detail (all document layouts require this), and once they are working, they are both fast and accurate, down to 1/100 inch. This seems to be one of those technical hurdles that the industry has already jumped, and does not need to jump again.
I guess the central issue is "Does the client need to embed vector-based Adobe Illustrator (AI) or AI compatible EPS files?" For a certificate application with a template and some text-based insertions, the base classes might be enough to do the job.
I've never seen anything that created a 2MB PDF or a need for "50000 lines of php code" -- in fact, I've used these classes in production deployments with great satisfaction. They require a work effort that takes meticulous attention to detail (all document layouts require this), and once they are working, they are both fast and accurate, down to 1/100 inch. This seems to be one of those technical hurdles that the industry has already jumped, and does not need to jump again.
I guess the central issue is "Does the client need to embed vector-based Adobe Illustrator (AI) or AI compatible EPS files?" For a certificate application with a template and some text-based insertions, the base classes might be enough to do the job.
fPDF and some of their fork (mPDF) were the first choices I examined. Using them, I would either end up with a 2MB pdf with a big jpg background or 50000 lines of php code to draw all the lines, arcs, texts I needed to maintain the corporate identity, svg logo etc.
Support of EPS to act as a template is critical to this kind of work.