php report excel or pdf

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kalp1200
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php report excel or pdf

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Hi guys,

I need to create a report from data entered through html textboxes. The first part of the php code adds the data into the database and the report should be displayed. The thing is

I would want a nice interface for the report, it has 3 sections. I tried with fpdf but I running into trouble.. are they are guides that I can use. should I use excel or pdf.
Mark Baker
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Re: php report excel or pdf

Post by Mark Baker »

If you take a look at a library such as PHPExcel you can use it to generate either Excel workbooks or PDF
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