Yii2-PDF

PDF formatter for Yii2 using mPDF library., _(*1)

This extension "format" HTML responses to PDF files (by default Yii2 includes HTML, JSON and XML formatters). Great for reports in PDF format using HTML views/layouts., _(*2)

Installation

The preferred way to install this extension is through composer., _(*3)

Either run, _(*4)

$ php composer.phar require robregonm/yii2-pdf "*"

or add, _(*5)

"robregonm/yii2-pdf": "*"

to the require section of your composer.json file., _(*6)

Usage

Once the extension is installed, modify your application configuration to include:, _(*7)

return [
    'components' => [
        ...
        'response' => [
            'formatters' => [
                'pdf' => [
                    'class' => 'robregonm\pdf\PdfResponseFormatter',
                    'mode' => '', // Optional
                    'format' => 'A4',  // Optional but recommended. http://mpdf1.com/manual/index.php?tid=184
                    'defaultFontSize' => 0, // Optional
                    'defaultFont' => '', // Optional
                    'marginLeft' => 15, // Optional
                    'marginRight' => 15, // Optional
                    'marginTop' => 16, // Optional
                    'marginBottom' => 16, // Optional
                    'marginHeader' => 9, // Optional
                    'marginFooter' => 9, // Optional
                    'orientation' => 'Landscape', // optional. This value will be ignored if format is a string value.
                    'options' => [
                        // mPDF Variables
                        // 'fontdata' => [
                            // ... some fonts. http://mpdf1.com/manual/index.php?tid=454
                        // ]
                    ]
                ],
            ]
        ],
        ...
    ],
];

In the controller:, _(*8)


class MyController extends Controller {
    public function actionPdf(){
        Yii::$app->response->format = 'pdf';

        // Rotate the page
        Yii::$container->set(Yii::$app->response->formatters['pdf']['class'], [
            'format' => [216, 356], // Legal page size in mm
            'orientation' => 'Landscape', // This value will be used when 'format' is an array only. Skipped when 'format' is empty or is a string
            'beforeRender' => function($mpdf, $data) {},
            ]);

        $this->layout = '//print';
        return $this->render('myview', []);
    }
}