Generate multiple pdfs using FPDF class

Question

I have added a link on a page clicking on which generates a pdf and asks for download for which i have used fpdf class.

My new requirement is that clicking on the link should generate n number of pdf with different content and should ask for downloading these pdfs.

I am unable to find out the method to accomplish the same.

Please help me on this.

Thanks

dhh · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-20 10:35:53Z

2

At http://www.phpconcept.net/pclzip/ you'll find a nice php zip library. Imagine having an array of filenames like

$filenames = array(
    "file_01.txt",
    "file_02.doc",
    "file_03.pdf"
);

the code would look like this (untested)

require_once('pclzip.lib.php');
$archive = new PclZip('archive.zip');
foreach($filenames as $filename) {
    $result = $archive->add($filename);
    if($result==0) {
        die ("Error: " . $archive->errorInfo(true));
    }
}
header("Content-type: application/octet-stream");
header("Content-disposition: attachment; filename=archive.zip");
readfile("archive.zip");

Hope this helps ;-)

answered May 20, 2010 at 10:35

dhh

4,3578 gold badges46 silver badges61 bronze badges

Sign up to request clarification or add additional context in comments.

Comments

Piotr Pankowski · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-20 07:37:57Z

1

You can't send multiple files to user but you can generate them, pack with e.g. zip on server and send as one file.

answered May 20, 2010 at 7:37

Piotr Pankowski

2,4161 gold badge16 silver badges18 bronze badges

1 Comment

Pankaj Khurana Over a year ago

thanks for replying is there any link for the same where i can check?

dhh · Accepted Answer · 2010-05-20 07:44:47Z

1

The correct method to send your generated file to the browser is the $pdf->Output() - this will only allow you to send one generated pdf file. The only option to send more files is to zip them [1] and then send the package file.

[1] http://www.devco.net/archives/2005/05/24/creating_zip_files_with_php.php

answered May 20, 2010 at 7:44

dhh

4,3578 gold badges46 silver badges61 bronze badges

2 Comments

Pankaj Khurana Over a year ago

but i want to generate 5 pdfs & how to add it to a single zip file

wimvds Over a year ago

Simple : you create the PDFs one by one, add them to a single ZIP and finally send that ZIP as output. BTW You can use any archive format of course, it doesn't have to be ZIP.

Shahar Ali · Accepted Answer · 2019-04-30 12:09:07Z

1

I used the flowing code in my php page:

 if(isset($_GET['get_pdf'])){
     $query = "SELECT * FROM tbl_fixation WHERE postedby = '$name_user' ORDER BY fixation_id ASC ";
      $data_query = $hrmdb->select($query);
      if($data_query ){
        $i=0;
        while ($rows= $data_query ->fetch_assoc()) {
          $i++;
          $fixation_id = $rows['fixation_id']; 
echo "<script> window.open('allpdf/single_letter_fixation.php?fixation_id=".$fixation_id."','_blank');</script>";  
    }}
     }

Output option for pdf file in single_letter_fixation.php is:

$pdf->Output('D', $personal_file_number.pdf');

It works well.

edited Apr 30, 2019 at 12:09

answered Apr 30, 2019 at 11:46

Shahar Ali

93 bronze badges

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

Generate multiple pdfs using FPDF class

4 Answers 4

Comments

1 Comment

2 Comments

Comments

Your Answer

Hot Network Questions

Collectives™ on Stack Overflow

4 Answers 4

Comments

1 Comment

2 Comments

Comments

Your Answer

Sign up or log in

Post as a guest

Related