TCPDF CodeIgniter Integration

Category:Contributions::Applications::TCPDF Category:Contributions::Libraries::Files Category:Contributions::Libraries::PDF Category:Libraries::Community

[h2]Setting up TCPDF to work with CodeIgniter[/h2]

1. Create a [b]3rdparty[/b] folder inside your application folder: [code]application/3rdparty[/code]

2. [url=http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=128076]Download TCPDF[/url] and extract it into the [b]3rdparty[/b] folder you just created. You should now have: [code]application/3rdparty/tcpdf/...[/code]

3. Download the [url=http://codeigniter.com/wiki/5b16a3c51a694839b3470eaa8d838b2e/]TCPDF integration library[/url] and install it in your application folder: [code]application/config/tcpdf.php application/libraries/pdf.php[/code]

4. Configure the tcpdf.php config file as needed

5. Test controller: [code] class pdf_test extends Controller {

   function pdf_test() { parent::Controller(); }

   function tcpdf() { $this->load->library('pdf');

    // set document information
    $this->pdf->SetSubject('TCPDF Tutorial');
    $this->pdf->SetKeywords('TCPDF, PDF, example, test, guide');
    
    // set font
    $this->pdf->SetFont('times', 'BI', 16);
    
    // add a page
    $this->pdf->AddPage();
    
    // print a line using Cell()
    $this->pdf->Cell(0, 12, 'Example 001 - €àèéìòù', 1, 1, 'C');
    
    //Close and output PDF document
    $this->pdf->Output('example_001.pdf', 'I');        
   

   } } [/code]