What are alternative methods for handling the generation and output of PDF files in PHP to avoid conflicts with browser output?

When generating and outputting PDF files in PHP, conflicts with browser output can be avoided by using alternative methods such as saving the PDF to a file on the server and then providing a download link to the user. This way, the PDF file is not mixed with other content being output to the browser, preventing any conflicts. 

// Generate PDF content
$pdfContent = "Hello, this is a PDF file content.";

// Save PDF to a file on the server
$pdfFilePath = 'path/to/save/pdf/file.pdf';
file_put_contents($pdfFilePath, $pdfContent);

// Provide download link to the user
echo '<a href="' . $pdfFilePath . '" download>Download PDF</a>';

Keywords

TCPDF FPDF DOMPDF PHP output buffering PDF generation conflict

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