{"id":5580,"date":"2024-03-14T03:02:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T03:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-for-creating-pdf-files-using-php\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T16:59:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T16:59:42","slug":"what-is-the-method-for-creating-pdf-files-using-php","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/what-is-the-method-for-creating-pdf-files-using-php\/","title":{"rendered":"Generate PDF in PHP: Best Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To generate PDF files in PHP, you can achieve this by using third-party libraries such as TCPDF, FPDF, mPDF, or Dompdf. Here is a simple example of generating a PDF file using the TCPDF library.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Firstly, you need to download and install the TCPDF library. You can download the latest version of TCPDF from its official website (https:\/\/tcpdf.org).<\/li>\n<li>Create a PHP file and include the TCPDF class file in the file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-keyword\">require_once<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'tcpdf\/tcpdf.php'<\/span>);\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<ol>\n<li>Instantiate the TCPDF class and configure some basic properties.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-variable\">$pdf<\/span> = <span class=\"hljs-keyword\">new<\/span> <span class=\"hljs-title function_ invoke__\">TCPDF<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'P'<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-string\">'mm'<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-string\">'A4'<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-literal\">true<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-string\">'UTF-8'<\/span>);\r\n<span class=\"hljs-variable\">$pdf<\/span>-&gt;<span class=\"hljs-title function_ invoke__\">SetCreator<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'Your Name'<\/span>);\r\n<span class=\"hljs-variable\">$pdf<\/span>-&gt;<span class=\"hljs-title function_ invoke__\">SetAuthor<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'Your Name'<\/span>);\r\n<span class=\"hljs-variable\">$pdf<\/span>-&gt;<span class=\"hljs-title function_ invoke__\">SetTitle<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'Your Title'<\/span>);\r\n<span class=\"hljs-variable\">$pdf<\/span>-&gt;<span class=\"hljs-title function_ invoke__\">SetSubject<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'Your Subject'<\/span>);\r\n<span class=\"hljs-variable\">$pdf<\/span>-&gt;<span class=\"hljs-title function_ invoke__\">SetKeywords<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'TCPDF, PDF, example, test, guide'<\/span>);\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<ol>\n<li>Add page content.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-variable\">$pdf<\/span>-&gt;<span class=\"hljs-title function_ invoke__\">AddPage<\/span>();\r\n<span class=\"hljs-variable\">$pdf<\/span>-&gt;<span class=\"hljs-title function_ invoke__\">SetFont<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'dejavusans'<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-string\">''<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">12<\/span>);\r\n<span class=\"hljs-variable\">$pdf<\/span>-&gt;<span class=\"hljs-title function_ invoke__\">Cell<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">10<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-string\">'Hello, World!'<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">0<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-number\">1<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-string\">'C'<\/span>);\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<ol>\n<li>Export the PDF file:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code><span class=\"hljs-variable\">$pdf<\/span>-&gt;<span class=\"hljs-title function_ invoke__\">Output<\/span>(<span class=\"hljs-string\">'example.pdf'<\/span>, <span class=\"hljs-string\">'D'<\/span>);\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The code above will create a PDF file containing the text &#8220;Hello, World!&#8221; and download it to the user&#8217;s device.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that TCPDF has many available methods and options for generating PDF files in a more flexible and complex manner. You can refer to the TCPDF documentation for more detailed information and examples.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To generate PDF files in PHP, you can achieve this by using third-party libraries such as TCPDF, FPDF, mPDF, or Dompdf. Here is a simple example of generating a PDF file using the TCPDF library. Firstly, you need to download and install the TCPDF library. 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