{"id":8024,"date":"2024-03-14T07:27:15","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T07:27:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-pdf-file-using-php\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T23:42:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T23:42:20","slug":"how-to-create-a-pdf-file-using-php","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-create-a-pdf-file-using-php\/","title":{"rendered":"Create PDF Files in PHP: Step-by-Step Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PHP can create PDF files by using third-party libraries. The most popular libraries for this purpose are TCPDF and FPDF. Here are the steps for generating a PDF file using the TCPDF library.<\/p>\n<p>First, download the TCPDF library and extract it to your project directory.<\/p>\n<p>Create a PHP file and include the main TCPDF library file at the beginning of the file.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code class=\"lang-php\">require_once('tcpdf\/tcpdf.php');\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Create an instance of TCPDF.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code class=\"lang-php\">$pdf = new TCPDF();\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>4. Adjust the properties of a PDF file, such as page size, orientation, and title.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code class=\"lang-php\">$pdf-&gt;setPrintHeader(false);\r\n$pdf-&gt;setPrintFooter(false);\r\n$pdf-&gt;SetDefaultMonospacedFont(PDF_FONT_MONOSPACED);\r\n$pdf-&gt;SetMargins(10, 10, 10, true);\r\n$pdf-&gt;SetTitle('My PDF Document');\r\n$pdf-&gt;SetHeaderData('', 0, 'My PDF Document', '');\r\n$pdf-&gt;SetHeaderFont(Array(PDF_FONT_NAME_MAIN, '', PDF_FONT_SIZE_MAIN));\r\n$pdf-&gt;SetFooterFont(Array(PDF_FONT_NAME_DATA, '', PDF_FONT_SIZE_DATA));\r\n$pdf-&gt;SetDefaultFontSize(10);\r\n$pdf-&gt;SetAutoPageBreak(TRUE, 10);\r\n$pdf-&gt;AddPage();\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Add content to a PDF file, such as text, images, and tables.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code class=\"lang-php\">$pdf-&gt;SetFont('helvetica', '', 12);\r\n$pdf-&gt;Cell(0, 10, 'Hello, World!', 0, 1, 'C');\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>6. Finally, create a PDF file and save it to a specified location on the server.<\/p>\n<pre class=\"post-pre\"><code class=\"lang-php\">$pdf-&gt;Output('my_pdf_file.pdf', 'F');\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>By following the steps above, you can use the TCPDF library to create a basic PDF file. Customize the style and content of the PDF file as needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PHP can create PDF files by using third-party libraries. The most popular libraries for this purpose are TCPDF and FPDF. Here are the steps for generating a PDF file using the TCPDF library. First, download the TCPDF library and extract it to your project directory. 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