html2pdf

html2pdf is a library that allows you to convert HTML content to PDF format. This tool is especially useful when you need to generate PDF documents dynamically from your web application, such as invoices, reports, or contracts.

Features

• Convert HTML content to PDF format
• Supports basic styling options, such as fonts and margins
• Supports headers and footers, including page numbers
• Allows for the inclusion of custom CSS stylesheets
• Compatible with various operating systems and web browsers
• Open-source and free to use

Installation

To use html2pdf in your PHP project, you can simply install it via Composer:

composer require spipu/html2pdf

You can also download the library directly from the GitHub repository: https://github.com/spipu/html2pdf

Usage

After installing the html2pdf library, you can start using it to convert your HTML content to PDF format. Here is a basic example:

use Spipu\Html2Pdf\Html2Pdf;

$htmlContent = '<p>Hello, world!</p>';

$html2pdf = new Html2Pdf();
$html2pdf->writeHTML($htmlContent);
$html2pdf->output();

This code creates an instance of the Html2Pdf class, writes the HTML content to it, and outputs the resulting PDF document.

You can also add options to your PDF document, such as custom CSS styles and headers and footers:

use Spipu\Html2Pdf\Html2Pdf;

$htmlContent = '<p>Hello, world!</p>';

$html2pdf = new Html2Pdf();
$html2pdf->writeHTML($htmlContent);
$html2pdf->addStyle('<link rel="stylesheet" href="path/to/custom.css">');
$html2pdf->setDefaultFont('Arial');
$html2pdf->setMargins(10, 20, 10, 20);
$html2pdf->setHeader('<p>Header content</p>', true);
$html2pdf->setFooter('<p>Page {PAGENO}/{NBPAGES}</p>', true);
$html2pdf->output();

This code adds the custom CSS stylesheet, sets the default font, margins, and headers and footers to the PDF document.

Conclusion

html2pdf is a powerful and versatile library that can save you time and effort when generating PDF documents from HTML content. Its many features and options make it a great choice for developers who need to create PDFs on the fly.