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php-tcpdfHow do I use TCPDF with PHP?


  1. TCPDF is a free open source PHP library used to generate PDF documents.

  2. To use TCPDF with PHP, first download the library from https://tcpdf.org/.

  3. Unzip the downloaded package and place the files in your project directory.

  4. Create a PHP file and include the tcpdf.php file from the library.

require_once('tcpdf/tcpdf.php');
  1. Create an instance of the TCPDF class and set the page size, orientation, and margins.
$pdf = new TCPDF(PDF_PAGE_ORIENTATION, PDF_UNIT, PDF_PAGE_FORMAT, true, 'UTF-8', false);
$pdf->SetMargins(PDF_MARGIN_LEFT, PDF_MARGIN_TOP, PDF_MARGIN_RIGHT);
  1. Add content to the PDF using the AddPage(), SetFont(), Write(), and other methods.
$pdf->AddPage();
$pdf->SetFont('helvetica', '', 12);
$pdf->Write(0, 'Hello World!');
  1. Output the PDF to the browser or save it to a file.
$pdf->Output('example.pdf', 'I');

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