How to include mpdf

[Manol]

Hello.

    I have tried to use mpdf but I get an error. Here is waht I did:

1. downloaded mpdf from here.
2. uploaded to /templates/includes/MPDF57
3. given writing permission to /tmp/ and  /graph_cache/
4. imported in the template <?php  if(!$config->ajax) include("./includes/MPDF57/mpdf.php"); ?>
5. addes the following very basic code:

            $mpdf = new mPDF();
            $mpdf->WriteHTML('<p>Your first taste of creating PDF from HTML</p>');
            $mpdf->Output();
            exit; 

but when I trie to use it I get the message:  Failed to load PDF document.

[Manol]

it is working using ob_end_clean() that erase the output buffer and turn off output buffering

ob_end_clean();      
$mpdf = new mPDF();
$mpdf->WriteHTML('<p>Your first taste of creating PDF from HTML</p>');
$mpdf->Output();
exit; 

[horst]

@Manol: that's a good find. They have wide support for HTML and CSS and also using different fonts is just a snap.

[owzim]

Wow this is a full fledged browser rendering to pdf, gonna try that out soon.