Re: pdf_new() uncalled Function

On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 10:06:32AM -0400, Alice Wei wrote: > > Hi, > > I use Linux, and I had installed PHP using yum install php. I am trying to use the pdf_new > function to create pdfs from existing text files, but I get this error > > PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function pdf_new() > > I have noticed that when I run the phpinfo() command, I cannot find the PDF phrase at all. My > php.ini file does not even have these two lines > > extension=php_pdf.dll > extension=php_cpdf.dll > > Could anyone suggest me what kind of command I should use if I need to build PDFs using PHP on > a Linux system? > > Thanks in advance. > > Alice > According to php.net, if you've installed PHP5 (which I assume is the case, since you used Yum to install it), you should not be using the pdf_new() function, but instead use the OO version: $pdf = new pdflib(); All this assumes that the PDFLib extension is actually installed. The documentation at php.net is a little confusing about whether this is an actual extension or not. Personally, I just install the add-on for this. Paul -- Paul M. Foster