Server-side PDF branding

dh5114 · 10-09-2009, 04:03 PM

Hi warriors!

Does anyone know how to brand PDF's on a linux server with some perl/ruby/php script?

I have bunch 1000's of PDF's and need to somehow script this task - on a linux server.

Any suggestions are welcome. Thank you.

Kirk Ward · 10-09-2009, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by dh5114

Hi warriors!

Does anyone know how to brand PDF's on a linux server with some perl/ruby/php script?

I have bunch 1000's of PDF's and need to somehow script this task - on a linux server.

Any suggestions are welcome. Thank you.

I have a script that I paid to have developed as a Wordpress "plugin.". Works pretty good.

I'll sell you a copy, but I can't let it go cheap. PDF on linux takes some thinking outside the box as most PDF generating scripts "break" the layout.

PM me if you're interested.

awesometbn · 10-10-2009, 11:12 AM

I have helped a few clients running Apache web servers to install an open source PDF module called hxxp://www.fpdf.org/

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FPDF is a PHP class which allows to generate PDF files with pure PHP, that is to say without using the PDFlib library. F from FPDF stands for Free: you may use it for any kind of usage and modify it to suit your needs.
FPDF has other advantages: high level functions. Here is a list of its main features:

Choice of measure unit, page format and margins
Page header and footer management
Automatic page break
Automatic line break and text justification
Image support (JPEG, PNG and GIF)
Colors
Links
TrueType, Type1 and encoding support
Page compression

FPDF requires no extension (except zlib to activate compression and GD for GIF support). It works with PHP 4 and PHP 5 (the latest version requires at least PHP 4.3.10).

Currently we use inputs from the membership database to create invoices and receipts on demand. There is a lot you can customize about the layout and appearance of the final PDF output. We insert our logo and contact information as part of the script template. Let me know if this helps. We liked it because it was free and suited our purposes well. Thanks!

dh5114 · 10-11-2009, 12:29 PM

Wow, this is great. I've overlooked this one...

I'll have a look and see how it goes.

Thank you!

lisag · 11-12-2009, 11:40 AM

TurboPDF On The Fly PDF Creator and Brander*

Luke Graham · 11-12-2009, 12:23 PM

You can create them quite painlessly on the fly also, using FOP.

Apache FOP

I say quite painlessly, XSL is another story altogether... :-)

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dh5114 HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 158 Thanks: 16 Thanked 234 Times in 27 Posts Social Networking	Re: Server-side PDF branding Wow, this is great. I've overlooked this one... I'll have a look and see how it goes. Thank you!
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Luke Graham HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: U.K Posts: 197 Thanks: 5 Thanked 39 Times in 36 Posts Social Networking	Re: Server-side PDF branding You can create them quite painlessly on the fly also, using FOP. Apache FOP I say quite painlessly, XSL is another story altogether... :-)
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