How Generate PDF From HTML View In Laravel
In this example I will teach you how to generate PDF file from HTML view in laravel.
For generating PDF file I will use Laravel-dompdf package, it is create PDF file and also provide to download file functionalities, i will give you example in very simple way to generate PDF file and download in your system. So, Let’s start and follow below steps to get output.
Step 1 : Install Laravel
Type the following command in terminal for create new project in your system.
composer create-project — prefer-dist laravel/laravel PDF_exampleStep 2 : Install barryvdh/laravel-dompdf Package In Your Application
After installation of project you need to install barryvdh/laravel-dompdf Package
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composer require barryvdh/laravel-dompdfStep 3 : Add Service Provider And Aliase
After package installation we need to add service provider and aliase in config/app.php.
‘providers’ => [
Barryvdh\DomPDF\ServiceProvider::class,
],‘aliases’ => [
‘PDF’ => Barryvdh\DomPDF\Facade::class,
],
Step 4 : Create Controller
Now create controller on this path app\Http\Controllers\UserController.php and add below command.
<?phpnamespace App\Http\Controllers;use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use App\User;
use PDF;class UserController extends Controller
{
public function index(Request $request)
{
$user = User::latest()->paginate(5);
if($request->has(‘download’))
{
$pdf = PDF::loadView(‘users.index’,compact(‘user’));
return $pdf->download(‘pdfview.pdf’);
}return view(‘users.index’,compact(‘user’));
}
}
Step 5 : Add Route
After that add below code in routes/web.php
Route::resource(‘users’,’UserController’);Step 6 : Create Blade File
Now, create index.blade,php file for download and generate pdf file in this path resources\views\users\index.blade.php add below html code.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Generate And Download PDF File Using dompdf — websolutionstuff.com</title>
<link rel=”stylesheet” href=”https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.3.7/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src=”https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.5.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body><div class=”container”>
<div class=”row”>
<div class=”col-lg-12" style=”margin-top: 15px “>
<div class=”pull-left”>
<h2>Generate And Download PDF File Using dompdf — websolutionstuff.com</h2>
</div>
<div class=”pull-right”>
<a class=”btn btn-primary” href=”{{route(‘users.index’,[‘download’=>’pdf’])}}”>Download PDF</a>
</div>
</div>
</div><br><table class=”table table-bordered”>
<tr>
<th>Name</th>
<th>Email</th>
</tr>@foreach ($user as $user)
<tr>
<td>{{ $user->name }}</td>
<td>{{ $user->email }}</td>
</tr>
@endforeach
</table>
</div>
</body>
</html>
After adding all code in your application you can download PDF file of your html view.
Thank You !!
