Printing to a printer connected to the server
Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 3:09 pm
Hello,
Summary:
I am attempting to process a form, use that information to create a product label, and then have that label printed.
Background: My plan is to have the receiving dept. fill in all the details for incoming raw materials using a web browser form. When they click submit it will send the form to the server, where the data will be processed. Right now I'm planning on using FPDF to generate a pdf of the label. Then, I will have the server print to the label printer via a really long printer cable, or by hooking the printer to a workstation and sharing it over the network. The server is running phpMyadmin on Ubuntu 9.04, and the clients will be running XP.
Questions:
1. Is pdf creation the best method for making a product label with PHP?
2. Using FPDF there appears to be an option for setting the page size. What am I doing wrong here?
$pagesize=array();
$pagesize[0]='3';
$pagesiez[1]='4';
$pdf=new PDF('P','in',$pagesize);
http://fpdf.org/en/doc/addpage.htm
3. The PHP Printer functions only work on Windows, so how do I print this from the server? Would this require a different language than PHP?
Thanks for the help, I really appreciate any direction, or guidance on places to look.
Summary:
I am attempting to process a form, use that information to create a product label, and then have that label printed.
Background: My plan is to have the receiving dept. fill in all the details for incoming raw materials using a web browser form. When they click submit it will send the form to the server, where the data will be processed. Right now I'm planning on using FPDF to generate a pdf of the label. Then, I will have the server print to the label printer via a really long printer cable, or by hooking the printer to a workstation and sharing it over the network. The server is running phpMyadmin on Ubuntu 9.04, and the clients will be running XP.
Questions:
1. Is pdf creation the best method for making a product label with PHP?
2. Using FPDF there appears to be an option for setting the page size. What am I doing wrong here?
$pagesize=array();
$pagesize[0]='3';
$pagesiez[1]='4';
$pdf=new PDF('P','in',$pagesize);
http://fpdf.org/en/doc/addpage.htm
3. The PHP Printer functions only work on Windows, so how do I print this from the server? Would this require a different language than PHP?
Thanks for the help, I really appreciate any direction, or guidance on places to look.