php-tcpdfHow can I output a PDF file using PHP and TCPDF?

Using the TCPDF library, you can output a PDF file using PHP. Here is an example code block to demonstrate this:

<?php

// Include the TCPDF library
require_once('tcpdf_include.php');

// Create a new PDF document
$pdf = new TCPDF(PDF_PAGE_ORIENTATION, PDF_UNIT, PDF_PAGE_FORMAT, true, 'UTF-8', false);

// Set document information
$pdf->SetCreator(PDF_CREATOR);
$pdf->SetAuthor('Author Name');
$pdf->SetTitle('PDF Document Title');

// Add a page
$pdf->AddPage();

// Set some content to print
$html = <<<EOD
<h1>PDF Document</h1>
<p>This is a sample PDF document.</p>
EOD;

// Print text using writeHTMLCell()
$pdf->writeHTMLCell(0, 0, '', '', $html, 0, 1, 0, true, '', true);

// Output the PDF document
$pdf->Output('example_001.pdf', 'I');

?>

This code will output a PDF file named example_001.pdf.

The code consists of the following parts:

1. require_once('tcpdf_include.php');: This will include the TCPDF library.
2. $pdf = new TCPDF(PDF_PAGE_ORIENTATION, PDF_UNIT, PDF_PAGE_FORMAT, true, 'UTF-8', false);: This will create a new PDF document.
3. $pdf->SetCreator(PDF_CREATOR); $pdf->SetAuthor('Author Name'); $pdf->SetTitle('PDF Document Title');: This will set the document information.
4. $pdf->AddPage();: This will add a page to the PDF document.
5. $html = <<<EOD ... EOD;: This will set some content to print.
6. $pdf->writeHTMLCell(0, 0, '', '', $html, 0, 1, 0, true, '', true);: This will print the content using writeHTMLCell().
7. $pdf->Output('example_001.pdf', 'I');: This will output the PDF document.

Helpful links

• TCPDF Library
• TCPDF Documentation

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