DOMPDFModule

The DOMPDF module integrates the DOMPDF library with Zend Framework 2 with minimal effort on the consumer's end.

Requirements

• Zend Framework 2

Installation

Installation of DOMPDFModule uses PHP Composer. For more information about PHP Composer, please visit the official PHP Composer site.

Installation steps

1. cd my/project/directory

2. create a composer.json file with following contents:

   {
       "require": {
           "dino/dompdf-module": "dev-master"
       }
   }

3. install PHP Composer via curl -s http://getcomposer.org/installer | php (on windows, download http://getcomposer.org/installer and execute it with PHP)

4. run php composer.phar install

5. open my/project/directory/config/application.config.php and add the following key to your modules:

   'DOMPDFModule',

Configuration options

You can override options via the dompdf_module key in your local or global config files. See DOMPDFModule/config/module.config.php for config options.

Usage

<?php

namespace Application\Controller;

use Zend\Mvc\Controller\AbstractActionController;
use DOMPDFModule\View\Model\PdfModel;

class ReportController extends AbstractActionController
{
    public function monthlyReportPdfAction()
    {
        $pdf = new PdfModel();
        $pdf->setOption('filename', 'monthly-report'); // Triggers PDF download, automatically appends ".pdf"
        $pdf->setOption('paperSize', 'a4'); // Defaults to "8x11"
        $pdf->setOption('paperOrientation', 'landscape'); // Defaults to "portrait"
        
        // To set view variables
        $pdf->setVariables(array(
          'message' => 'Hello'
        ));
        
        return $pdf;
    }
}

To-do

• Add command line support.