Creating PDF with .php using FPDF

[Melissafleet]

I have installed the FPDF library, and inserted this in the page:

 

<?php

require(TEMPLATEPATH . '/fpdf.php');




$pdf = new FPDF('P','mm','A4');


$pdf->AddPage();


$pdf->SetFont('Arial','B',16);


$pdf->Cell(0,10,'PHP - The Good Parts!');


$pdf->Output();
?>

 

It starts creating the pdf, but then an error pops up saying "file does not begin with '%PDF' ?

What could be causing this error?

Edited April 26, 2013 by Melissafleet

[Barand]

Perhaps something is being output, maybe whitespace, before the %PDF

[Melissafleet]

Thank you.  I have removed the spaces (line spaces) in between but am still receiving the error?
 

 

<?php
require(TEMPLATEPATH . '/fpdf.php');
$pdf = new FPDF('P','mm','A4');
$pdf->AddPage();
$pdf->SetFont('Arial','B',16);
$pdf->Cell(0,10,'PHP - The Good Parts!');
$pdf->Output();
?>

 

 
 
Thank you

[Barand]

With addition of 1 line if worked fine for me

<?php
define('TEMPLATEPATH','c:/php/fpdf'); // <--- added this
require(TEMPLATEPATH . '/fpdf.php');
$pdf = new FPDF('P','mm','A4');
$pdf->AddPage();
$pdf->SetFont('Arial','B',16);
$pdf->Cell(0,10,'PHP - The Good Parts!');
$pdf->Output();
?>

How do you define TEMPLATEPATH?

[Melissafleet]

I am using Wordpress, so I thought that it would find the location of FPDF automatically using TEMPLATEPATH... I assume that is incorrect?

Should I replace your path (c:/php).. etc with the direct path to that file in my cPanel?

 

 

Thank you so much for your help

[Barand]

Is that pdf code in a file of its own?

[Melissafleet]

It's in a Wordpress page on its own. I have installed a plugin that allows me to insert php directly in the page code editor

(exec-php) http://bluesome.net/post/2005/08/18/50/

[Jessica]

What is the content of that file? It can't have anything output that is NOT pdf.

[Melissafleet]

The content is supposed to output the text "The Good Parts". 

I have tried it again, and not it displays a message that says "Failed to load PDF document"  ?

[Jessica]

yeah, text is not PDF output.

[Barand]

The code I posted in reply 4 was in a file on its own. You haven't said if yours is.

 

It worked fine - see attached

[Melissafleet]

With addition of 1 line if worked fine for me

<?php
define('TEMPLATEPATH','c:/php/fpdf'); // <--- added this
require(TEMPLATEPATH . '/fpdf.php');
$pdf = new FPDF('P','mm','A4');
$pdf->AddPage();
$pdf->SetFont('Arial','B',16);
$pdf->Cell(0,10,'PHP - The Good Parts!');
$pdf->Output();
?>

How do you define TEMPLATEPATH?

 

 

The code I posted in reply 4 was in a file on its own. You haven't said if yours is.

 

It worked fine - see attached

 

 

Hi Barand.  Yes it is in a file of it's own.  I edited the path a bit, as I noticed that my folder was named differently to yours, and now it looks as if it is starting to create the document, but then It says " Failed to load PDF" document?

 

Thank you for your reply

<?php
define('TEMPLATEPATH','c:/fpdf17'); // <--- added this
require(TEMPLATEPATH . '/fpdf.php');
$pdf = new FPDF('P','mm','A4');
$pdf->AddPage();
$pdf->SetFont('Arial','B',16);
$pdf->Cell(0,10,'PHP - The Good Parts!');
$pdf->Output();
?>

Edited April 27, 2013 by Melissafleet

[Barand]

Can your browser open other PDF files?

[Abigail111]

The following  method shows how to create PDF document .You can try again:

public static void SaveDocumentFile(REDocument document, string filePath);
public static void SaveDocumentFile(BaseImage image, string filePath, BaseEncoder enc);
public static void SaveDocumentFile(List<BaseImage> images, string filePath, BaseEncoder enc);
public static void SaveDocumentFile(REDocument document, string filePath, BaseEncoder enc);