Pdf files.

[Bottyz]

Hey all,

 

I've been trying to think of a way to present pdf files to website visitors, and i can't say i've had much experience with doing so in php. Is there a nice way of presenting pdf files to visitors to a website? Or is it just a case of using an image link direct to a pdf file?

 

I've read up about using the google docs viewer to embed pdfs directly to the webpage but not too sure this is the best option, however nice it does look.

 

 

[xjake88x]

To convert html to a pdf - DOM PDF

For more control over the pdf - R&OS PDF

 

[gizmola]

I guess it depends a lot on the nature of the pdf's.  Most people have acrobat, so why not use --- ?

 

One solution that I've seen people use is to convert the docs to a flash movie, that includes navigation widgets.  Often these will be called "flip books".  There's lots of products out there that will convert them, not to mention a few services like issuu and scribd that willl convert and host em for you.

[johnsmith153]

http://www.fpdf.org/ is excellent and easy to use.

 

You can create a pdf from php with ease.

 

You use php code to create the pdf (and can even use basic html to lay out the page).

 

It doesn't convert a current web page / document into a pdf though - it is used for generating a brand new one from php code.