What are some recommended tools or libraries for generating PDF files from user interactions in a web application using PHP and JavaScript?
Generating PDF files from user interactions in a web application using PHP and JavaScript can be achieved by using libraries such as TCPDF, FPDF, or mpdf for PHP and jsPDF for JavaScript. These libraries provide functions to create PDF files from HTML content, allowing you to convert user input or generated data into downloadable PDF documents.
// Example using TCPDF library in PHP to generate PDF from user input
require_once('tcpdf/tcpdf.php');
// Create new PDF document
$pdf = new TCPDF();
// Set document information
$pdf->SetCreator('Your Name');
$pdf->SetAuthor('Your Name');
$pdf->SetTitle('User Input PDF');
$pdf->SetSubject('User Input PDF');
$pdf->SetKeywords('PDF, User Input');
// Add a page
$pdf->AddPage();
// Set font
$pdf->SetFont('helvetica', '', 12);
// Get user input data
$userInput = $_POST['user_input'];
// Add user input to PDF
$pdf->writeHTML($userInput);
// Output PDF as download
$pdf->Output('user_input.pdf', 'D');