Webpage to PDF in PHP using PDF.co Web API
In this tutorial, we will show you how to convert a webpage to PDF in PHP using PDF.co Web API. To demonstrate, we will convert the Wikipedia main page to PDF.
IN THIS TUTORIAL
Step 1: Source Code
First, let’s copy the HTML code and the PHP code and save them in a folder inside your /www or /htdocs directory.
Step 2: Start Apache
Next, start the Apache server so we can run the files in our localhost.
Step 3: Run Program
To run the program, open a browser and type in localhost/folder_name/sample.html
. This will open the HTML file where we can enter our PDF.co API Key and the webpage we want to convert to PDF.
Step 4: PDF Output
PDF.co will then return a temporary URL that we can use to view and download the PDF output.
In this tutorial, you learned how to convert a webpage to PDF in PHP using PDF.co Web API. You also learned how to set up the environment to run the program in your localhost.