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Reputation: 1167

Is it possible to print files using PHP

I know you can write files using PHP, but I was wondering if it was possible to print these files directly to a printer, on a Windows machine. Are there any pre-built functions to do this?

EDIT: I'm on localhost by the way

Upvotes: 1

Views: 3197

Answers (5)

Issa Jadallah
Issa Jadallah

Reputation: 1

here is my worked solution

  1. install an old version of xampp that contain php_printer.dll file for my case i install xampp-win32-1.6.8-installer.exe

  2. enable the extintion from php.ini in php foldar and apache foldar

  3. restart your apache server

  4. run this code

    $printer_name = "80mm Series Printer"; 
$handle = printer_open($printer_name);
printer_start_doc($handle, "test_print.php");
printer_start_page($handle);
$font = printer_create_font("Arial", 100, 100, 400, false, false, false, 0);
printer_select_font($handle, $font);
printer_draw_text($handle, 'This sentence should be printed.', 100, 400);
printer_delete_font($font);
printer_end_page($handle);
printer_end_doc($handle);
printer_close($handle);

?>

Upvotes: 0

cwallenpoole
cwallenpoole

Reputation: 82028

If you are asking about whether it is possible to print from the server to a machine the server happens to connect to, then the answer is, Yes. (With CUPS it is possible to get this working with Linux/Mac).

If you're trying to get something to print on a user's printer, you will need to use JavaScript

Upvotes: 3

Lars
Lars

Reputation: 5799

Yes, it is - but only under windows: http://php.net/manual/en/book.printer.php

Upvotes: 1

thwd
thwd

Reputation: 24818

Maybe in the future with newer technologies like Google Cloud Print. For now you will have to print client sided unless the printer is connected to your server directly.

Upvotes: 1

cweiske
cweiske

Reputation: 31078

If the printer is attached to the machine the php process is running on (or available via the network and setup in windows), you can use PHP's COM functions to print.

Upvotes: 2

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