How to get the output of a php file into a variable using mPDF

Question

I'm using mPDF library to provide pdf files.

Assume that I have a file named facture.php that contains :

an image in the header
a table in the body
an image in the footer of the file

And another file named convert_HTML2PDF.php that will provide the pdf output of the first file.

I would like to get the output of the facture file that is interpreted into a variable and output it as a pdf file without visualising in the browser.

How can I do that and use the output inside the convert_HTML2PDF.php?

Why not include the functionality of convert_HTML2PDF.php in your script? — Brad
– Brad, Commented Aug 30, 2013 at 17:42

Tim Bezhashvyly · Accepted Answer · 2022-09-05 11:36:43Z

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$pdf = $mpdf->Output('', \Mpdf\Output\Destination::STRING_RETURN)

will output the PDF into a string - no need to create temp file.

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Charaf JRA · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-30 17:32:00Z

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Use file_get_contents() to get html content of your facture.php :

$output = file_get_contents('http://www.example.com/facture.php');

edited Aug 30, 2013 at 17:32

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user2567806 Over a year ago

I used this function and it works, but now, the problem is that in the facture.php there is two images that have not been displayed ! When i access locally facture.php the images are displayed.

morongo · Accepted Answer · 2013-09-03 02:07:10Z

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$mpdf->Output('filename.pdf', 'F');

will send the output to a file on your server instead of a browser.

See: http://mpdf1.com/manual/index.php?tid=125 For more output variations.

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answered Sep 3, 2013 at 1:53

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