Req #72323 [Opn->Wfx]: add pdf function

Edit report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72323&edit=1 ID: 72323 Updated by: requinix@php.net Reported by: ross dot woods1954 at gmail dot com Summary: add pdf function -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Feature/Change Request Package: Unknown/Other Function Operating System: any PHP Version: Irrelevant Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: Sorry but there's no way that will happen. It's far too complicated to include in PHP directly like that and would take a lot of time and effort for the devs to maintain. The most likely methods would be as an (optional) extension or userland PHP library. Plus, a single function like that isn't nearly powerful enough to handle all the possible requirements for generating PDFs. There are already options out there and some of them don't require an external program. https://www.google.com/search?q=generate+pdf+with+php Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2016-06-03 08:29:39] ross dot woods1954 at gmail dot com Description: ------------ Could you please import one of the open source pdf programs into the php core and produce a simple php function. (This will be much better than using an external pdf program.) It would become a simple php function like: pdf (“filename.txt”, “target location”); Parameters - The filename could be a variable. I.e. a user could generate an xml, html or txt file and make it into a pdf. - If it is a file (not a variable), the target location would be optional because the pdf file would simply go into the same folder as the source file. The next obvious development would be to enclose the pdf as an email attachment, using a similar syntax to the current email function. emailpdf( etc…) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=72323&edit=1