RE: [PHP-DB] static or dynamic "printer-friendly" webpages?

Hi Shawna, ... the best (and professional) way are dynamic PDF's. Its a bit of work, but you can be sure that everyone can print them. You could create a PHP script that converts your dynamic web page into a static, printerfriendly PDF or you could try a pdf-printer, print the page to file and send it back to the browser. Yes: this means a bit of work, and I think there are several other ways out there, so keep your eyes open. This was just my suggestion. Greetinx, Mike Michael Rudel - Web-Development, Systemadministration - Besuchen Sie uns am 20. und 21. August 2001 auf der online-marketing-düsseldorf in Halle 1 Stand E 16 _______________________________________________________________ Suchtreffer AG Bleicherstraße 20 D-78467 Konstanz Germany fon: +49-(0)7531-89207-17 fax: +49-(0)7531-89207-13 e-mail: mailto:mru@suchtreffer.de internet: http://www.suchtreffer.de _______________________________________________________________ > -----Original Message----- > From: sgibbs@vt.globalhealth.org [mailto:sgibbs@vt.globalhealth.org] > Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 12:13 AM > To: php-db@lists.php.net > Subject: [PHP-DB] static or dynamic "printer-friendly" webpages? > > > Question for all you php experts out there: > > My organization's website is based on mysql/php backend - 95% of the > webpages are generated dynamically using templates and > database records. > > We have been asked to create "printer-friendly" versions of > these pages. > > Now for your opinion/advice: should we (1)create another > template called > "print.php" for example and generate there print friendly > pages dynamically > or should we (2)create static html copies of each database > record so that > they are "print friendly"? > > By "print friendly" I mean I want a page that doesn't have > the text cut off > the right hand side of the page (nevermind, for now, that the > original page > shouldn't do this > in the first place :) ) > > Thank you so much for your help! > > - Shawna >