A Package for generating PDF files using PhantomJS. The package is framework agnostic, but provides integration with Laravel 4/5.
Notice: This package only works on 64-bit Linux operating systems.
##Installation
Run composer require antking/phantom-pdf
####Laravel 4 Installation (optional)
Add PhantomPdfServiceProvider
in the providers
array in app/config/app.php
'providers' => [
...
'PhantomPdf\Laravel\PhantomPdfServiceProvider'
]
####Laravel 5 Installation (optional)
Add Laravel5ServiceProvider
in the providers
array in config/app.php
'providers' => [
...
'PhantomPdf\Laravel\Laravel5ServiceProvider'
]
Add the facade to the aliases
array in app/config/app.php
(optional)
'aliases' => [
...
'PDF' => 'PhantomPdf\Laravel\PDFFacade'
]
##Usage with Laravel
class SampleController extends Controller {
public function index()
{
$view = View::make('index');
return PDF::createFromView($view, 'filename.pdf');
}
public function save()
{
$view = View::make('index');
PDF::saveFromView($view, 'path/filename.pdf');
}
}
##Usage outside Laravel
$pdf = new PdfGenerator;
// Set a writable path for temporary files
$pdf->setStoragePath('storage/path');
// Saves the PDF as a file
$pdf->saveFromView($html, 'filename.pdf');
// Returns a Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\BinaryFileResponse
return $pdf->createFromView($html, 'filename.pdf');