PhpNetworkLprPrinter - Manage network printers via LPR in PHP

PHP class to manage network printers via LPR (Line Printer Daemon Protocol) standar. With this class you will able to print text without any drivers, you only need to write the host (ip) of the printer.

Developed by Pedro Villena (craswer@gmail.com). http://www.craswer.net/

Status

This project is very much an early work-in-progress. While it is usable, there are no guarantees that it will not break or cause unintended effects.

Getting started

Assuming you have downloaded the Class PhpNetworkLprPrinter.php, you can get started by including the file in your program:

include("PhpNetworkLprPrinter.php");

Somewhere you need to initialize the network printer in your code. An example of doing it with a printer located in host 192.168.1.136:

$lpr = new PhpNetworkLprPrinter("192.168.1.136");

Or if you prefer, including the port:

$lpr = new PhpNetworkLprPrinter("192.168.1.136", 515);

After initializing the printer, to print some text you need to write the following code:

$lpr->printText("Hello world!"); 

Debugging

If you like to debug the application, there is a function called "getDebug".

$array_debug = $lpr->getDebug();

This function returns an array with the following structure:

Array
(
[0] => Array
    (
        [message] => string
        [time] => timestamp
        [type] => message / error
    )
[1] => Array
    (
        [message] => string
        [time] => timestamp
        [type] => message / error
    )
....
)

License

Copyright 2011 Pedro Villena (craswer@gmail.com).

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.