PHP + using a PDF template with place holders

[OM2]

I want to create many PDF pages by using a PDF document template that uses place holders

 

The data would come from a CSV file

 

I've looked into a solution for the above for a couple of years now!

I haven't found anything that would do the trick for me

 

It seems as though PDF and PHP don't go well - especially if I want to use a template with place holders

 

Just looking for suggestions

Thanks

 

EDIT: forget PDF... is it possible to use something else? Like a Word doc??

 

 

OM

Edited June 6, 2014 by OM2

[mac_gyver]

the best solution depends on what the system is being used for.

[Barand]

CSV to Word Doc? Sounds like a simple MS Word mail merge. No PHP required.

[peter_s]

The best ways to generate PDF files with PHP is a combination of a template language like Smarty or Twig in combination with a pdf service like pdfcrowd. The excel file can just be read and exploded by newlines. If you need more complex support use the phpexcel lib from phpexcel.codeplex.com.

[ginerjm]

Are you going to write an appl to handle this thing? When you say templates do you mean multiple (as in many) unique layouts for a final product into which you wish to plug varying and different numbers of values into?

 

With a little practice and experimentation you could use a php script and FPDF to create your tmeplates and have the script read in your csv file and post the values into the template very easily.