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How to create PDF X3 through php

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 5:20 am
by billubandooq
Hi,

In my php project, I am using PDFlib (http://www.pdflib.com) to create PDF in X3 format, but PDFlib is not free. Is there any free API or library to create PDF in X3 format through my PHP code.

Thanks,

Bill

Re: How to create PDF X3 through php

Posted: Fri Nov 22, 2013 12:02 pm
by Eric!
All I can suggest is to try TCPDF. There aren't that many free options. They have worked towards PDF/X compliance, but I don't know how it is going. FPDF is dead unfortuantely. HTML2PDF based on FPDF is dead. Here's a list from stackexchange to try.

If you don't care if it is embedded or not and can use an API to convert a html link to pdf, then there might be more options:
http://en.pdf24.org/php-pdf-api.html

By the way in looking for this info for you I noticed you did a good job at posting this question all over the internet. Maybe all that fishing will turn up better info than what I found.

Re: How to create PDF X3 through php

Posted: Mon Nov 25, 2013 4:40 am
by billubandooq
Thank you, that is helpful. Actually i should have been precise, i also want to apply a PDF preset through code as well. Is that do-able through programming or i will have to rely on the softwares like Adobe indesign or Scribus etc?