PHP and Printers

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Is it possible for PHP code on Apache (executed via a QNAP) to print directly to a network enabled printer? Would you need to add the printer to the QNAP somehow (how would I), or not?

[hackalive]

I have found this http://www.qnap.com/pro_application.asp?ap_id=614

 

so the question now totally focuses on network printers (in that QNAP would not have them listed in the above manner) and PHP sending a document to print to a QNAP (or other networked) printer

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[djlee]

Im just gonna reply for the sake of it really. But when your asking should a specialist question, its hard to find answers. Its bad enough asking about printing via php. But when you limit the scope of response to a specific vendor or product you limit the amount of possible support.

 

But i digress. Pretty much anything is possible in PHP. You'lld just have to use PHP as an abstraction layer to a server side program. I dont have a test environment or the printers or the software in order to work it all out otherwise i'd have had a blast purely for a small challenge. Best thing to do would be to find the appropriate software for managing your "setup" on your server (hopefully linux, as linux dev's usually make their CLI interfaces user friendly) and see what you can do via CLI. If you can find out how to do everything you need in a CLI environment, then you can always use system/exec/e.t.c. to do what you need