Dear Interns,
Great job on completing the CRUD project Now, I'd like to challenge you to add PDF Export Feature with DomPdf
Remember to ensure that all functionalities are working seamlessly. If you have any questions or need guidance, don't hesitate to reach out.
Good luck, and I look forward to seeing your progress!
Dear Interns,
Great job on completing the CRUD project! Now, I'd like to challenge you to add a PDF Export Feature using DomPdf.
This guide will help you integrate a PDF export feature into your existing CRUD project using the Dompdf library. This feature allows users to export all team members or individual team member details as a PDF.
Ensure you have Composer installed. Follow the instructions at getcomposer.org if you haven't installed it yet. Windows users can download the software and install it
Open a terminal or command prompt.
Navigate to your project directory.
Run the following command to initialize Composer:
Run the following command in your project directory to install Dompdf:
Composer require dompdf/dompdf
Add Export Button to Dashboard
In your dashboard PHP file, add the following button to export all team members as a PDF. Format the team members on a table like this Sample PDF Format . The pdf should display the image, Firstname, Lastname, position, and department of all members of the team nicely arranged in a pdf format the sample pdf I showed you earlier.
<button onclick="window.location.href='export_all_pdf.php'">Export Team Members as PDF</button>
Create export_all_pdf.php
<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use Dompdf\Dompdf;
// Database connection and data fetching
// Generate PDF using Dompdf
// Stream PDF to browser
?>
This display the image, Firstname, Lastname, position, department and the short description of a particular user nicely formatted.
Add Export Button to Read Page
On the read page (view details of a single team member), add an "Export to PDF" button:
<button onclick="window.location.href='export_single_pdf.php?id=<?php echo $team_member_id; ?>'">Export to PDF</button>
Create export_single_pdf.php
<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use Dompdf\Dompdf;
// Database connection and data fetching
// Generate PDF using Dompdf
// Stream PDF to the browser
?>
Good luck with your implementation!