#26346 [Bgs->Opn]: Cannot output to a shared printer

ID: 26346 User updated by: rich at dwell dot co dot uk Reported By: rich at dwell dot co dot uk -Status: Bogus +Status: Open Bug Type: *General Issues Operating System: Windows 2003 PHP Version: 4.3.4 New Comment: As a workaround, I've found that I can print from a shared printer using the cli version of PHP. Go figure. I've bundled any printing routines into a separate script and then use shell_exec() to call the CLI version of PHP to run this script. What a kludge. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-09-23 15:31:44] sniper@php.net Report this to the pecl bug system: http://pecl.php.net/bugs/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-08-09 22:15:43] spilon at groupehytech dot com I tried this, but i can't change my printer port, even if I install the drivers locally... If I use the printer_write() function, I can see text , but the thing is, I would like to print with a preset page setup. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-07-29 21:24:13] jerry dot martin at gmail dot com Try installing the network printers as local printers. You can do so by setting up the port as local. I did it here at work because I was having the same problems with network printers, but works fine when you setup the printer as local. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-07-29 20:15:20] spilon at groupehytech dot com Hi, I run a basic wamp with windows xp and I can't print on a network printer... BUT I can print with my local printer !!! Later I tried to print with my real web server with the linux server and the same thing happened ! Shit I can't sleep 'until I found the bug. Please can someone help me, I'm in a real pickle. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2005-01-13 15:08:37] esteban_mate at yahoo dot com dot ar I'm working with php_printer.dll. I install Apache, php and mysql on XP and i want to print on a shared printer on another computer (a WIN98), i have the same drivers in both computers but i get this error when i try to print to it Warning: couldn't allocate new printer job on... Some people said that it's a possible conflict with permissions. i look inside the code of php_printer on http://home.no.net/wsaebo/php-4.0.6/ext/printer/printer.c the problem is with startdoc, but i don't know why Esteban Robles ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The remainder of the comments for this report are too long. To view the rest of the comments, please view the bug report online at http://bugs.php.net/26346 -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=26346&edit=1