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violet88/silverstripe-dompdf
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SilverStripe PDF Generation via DOMPDF Library

1742PHP

Since Feb 20Pushed 2y agoCompare

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PDF Generation via DOMPDF Library
=================================

[](#pdf-generation-via-dompdf-library)

This is a fork of  for use with Composer.

Maintainer: Jeremy Shipman ()

Makes use of: Dompdf websites: ,

Input:

- HTML string (which could be rendered template)
- HTML File

Output

- PDF File location
- SS File
- PDF binary stream to browser

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

> \###Composer

- On the command line, cd into your sites root folder
- Run `composer require gdmedia/silverstripe-dompdf`
- Run dev/build?flush=all in your browser

> \###Manually

- Download the module from
- Extract the files into your silverstripe root folder
- Run dev/build?flush=all in your browser

Example usage
-------------

[](#example-usage)

```
	$pdf = new SS_DOMPDF();
	$pdf->setHTML($mydataobject->renderWith('MyTemplate'));
	$pdf->render();
	$pdf->toFile('mypdf.pdf');
```

Debugging
---------

[](#debugging)

The $pdf->streamdebug(); function is useful for quickly viewing pdfs, particularly if your browser supports displaying pdfs, rather than downloading.

You can check your html before it is converted like this:

```
	echo $mydataobject->renderWith('MyTemplate');die();
```

Useful Tips
-----------

[](#useful-tips)

- Use tables for layout if you get errors from floating divs.
- See the [official dompdf website](http://pxd.me/dompdf/www/) for more info

###  Health Score

17

—

LowBetter than 6% of packages

Maintenance20

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity14

Limited adoption so far

Community14

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity19

Early-stage or recently created project

 Bus Factor2

2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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