Print pdfs with native php

[sajadshouli]

I have some pdf files which must printed directly after user order food in restaurant it means this process must be automatically. We use direct print google chrome extension. We pass pdf url and printer name to the direct print functions and the extension do the print

Other ways is write a asp.net application and run it on windows to do that since in asp.net we access to printers

Is there a way to do that with native php framwork? like create a desktop application with nativephp and install it on windows with xampp and pass the pdf url and printer name to a route to print pdf

[digitall-it]

check out

• printnode
• qz tray

[basst85]

@sajadshouli You can now print directly to PDF with System::printToPDF('<b>Your HTML code</b>'). It returns a base64 encoded PDF file, which you can save or print.

[digitall-it]

@basst85 it is wonderful that you can print to a pdf, but can you print to a printer?

[basst85]

@digitall-it You can also print directly to a printer: System::print('<b>Your HTML code</b>', 'printername');.
But this function only supports HTML, no a PDF-file. And the printer(name) must be known on the system.

Maybe it's possible to send a generated PDF to an API for direct/cloud printing?

[digitall-it]

Qz tray does that and supports various types of hardware, it works by having a server running in the system tray and has a JavaScript interface for the client. You can print PDFs, you will need to solve some trust issues with certificates (that means that the customer needs to do some hoops to make everything work).

Printnode even allows to send prints to standalone printers across the network/internet.