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Laravel Export PDF

Laravel Export PDF

Generate PDF in laravel several packages available. I am using barryvdh/laravel-dompdf package for  implemeting DOM PDF.

  • Step-1: Install Package
  • Step-2: Publish package
  • Step-3: Create Controller
  • Step-4: Create View
  • Step-5:  Define Route
  • Step-6: Run Code

Step-1: Install Package

Install package using this command

composer require barryvdh/laravel-dompdf

Step-2: Publish package

Publish the configuration file for customization

php artisan vendor:publish --provider="Barryvdh\DomPDF\ServiceProvider"

Step-3: Create Controller

Create controller for generating PDF file.

php artisan make:controller PDFController

Open  PDFController.php and paste below code in controller.

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use PDF;

class PDFController extends Controller
{
    public function generatePDF()
    {
        $data = [
            'title' => 'Sample PDF',
            'content' => 'Using DOM PDF create PDF File'
        ];

        $pdf = PDF::loadView('pdf.sample', $data);

        return $pdf->download('sample.pdf');
    }
}

Step-4: Create View

Create sample.blade.php file with in resources/views/pdf. and paste below code.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
    <title>{{ $title }}</title>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>{{ $title }}</h1>
    <p>{{ $content }}</p>
</body>
</html>

Step-5:  Define Route

use App\Http\Controllers\PDFController;

Route::get('/generate-pdf', [PDFController::class, 'generatePDF']);

Step-6: Run Code

php artisan serve

open this url

http://localhost:8000/generate-pdf

 

 




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