README

Widget Like Usage

The component can be used straightforward in a manner similar to any widget to render your HTML content as PDF. For example, you can call the component simply like below in your controller action:

use pszirmai\mpdf\Pdf;

public function actionReport() {
    // get your HTML raw content without any layouts or scripts
    $content = $this->renderPartial('_reportView');
    
    // setup pszirmai\mpdf\Pdf component
    $pdf = new Pdf([
        // set to use core fonts only
        'mode' => Pdf::MODE_CORE, 
        // A4 paper format
        'format' => Pdf::FORMAT_A4, 
        // portrait orientation
        'orientation' => Pdf::ORIENT_PORTRAIT, 
        // stream to browser inline
        'destination' => Pdf::DEST_BROWSER, 
        // your html content input
        'content' => $content,  
        // format content from your own css file if needed or use the
        // enhanced bootstrap css built by Krajee for mPDF formatting 
        'cssFile' => '@vendor/pszirmai/yii2-mpdf/src/assets/kv-mpdf-bootstrap.min.css',
        // any css to be embedded if required
        'cssInline' => '.kv-heading-1{font-size:18px}', 
         // set mPDF properties on the fly
        'options' => ['title' => 'Krajee Report Title'],
         // call mPDF methods on the fly
        'methods' => [ 
            'SetHeader'=>['Krajee Report Header'], 
            'SetFooter'=>['{PAGENO}'],
        ]
    ]);
    
    // return the pdf output as per the destination setting
    return $pdf->render(); 
}

Global Component

You can also setup the widget as a global component for use across your application with defaults preset. For example, setup the following in the components section of your Yii application configuration file:

use pszirmai\mpdf\Pdf;
// ...
'components' => [
    // setup Krajee Pdf component
    'pdf' => [
        'class' => Pdf::classname(),
        'format' => Pdf::FORMAT_A4,
        'orientation' => Pdf::ORIENT_PORTRAIT,
        'destination' => Pdf::DEST_BROWSER,
        // refer settings section for all configuration options
    ]
]

Once you have setup the component, you can refer it across your application easily:

$pdf = Yii::$app->pdf;
$pdf->content = $htmlContent;
return $pdf->render();