How to download/generate pdf file using Laravel 8 Dompdf
Normally, when we work on large project on laravel then we require to generate PDF file of database table. So, In this tutorial we will learn about Laravel pdf package ( laravel dompdf ) using which we can download pdf file .
Here, we use laravel dompdf for create pdf and this package also provide the function of download.
Now follow all the below steps to download pdf using laravel 8 .
Step 1 – In first step , Install dompdf package
Run this command in your cmd terminal –
composer require barryvdh/laravel-dompdf
Step 2 - In second step open config/app.php file and update package service provider and alias.
'providers' => [
....
Barryvdh\DomPDF\ServiceProvider::class,
],
'aliases' => [
....
'PDF' => Barryvdh\DomPDF\Facade::class,
]
Step 3 – Create Controller
php artisan make:controller PdfController
app\Http\Controllers\PdfController.php
<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
Use PDF;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
class PdfController extends Controller
{
public function downloadPDF(){
$data = [
"full_name"=> "john do",
"email"=> "john@example.com",
"age"=>"23",
"phone"=>"998877XXXX",
];
$pdf = PDF::loadView('Sample_pdf',$data);
return $pdf->download('teknowize.pdf');
}
}
Step 4- Create Route
use App\Http\Controllers\PdfController;
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Route;
/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Web Routes
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
*/
Route::get('download-pdf', [PdfController::class, 'downloadPDF']);
Step 5 – Create pdf view template
In this step , Create Sample_pdf.blade.php in resources\views .
resources\views\Sample_pdf.blade.php
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>laravel-pdf</title>
<style>
table tr th{
background-color:#04AA6D;
color:white;
border: 1px solid #ddd;
padding: 8px;
}
table tr td{
border: 1px solid #ddd;
padding: 8px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<h3>Laravel 8 PDF Example Using dompdf </h3>
<table>
<tr>
<th>Full Name</th>
<th>Email Id</th>
<th>Age</th>
<th>Phone Number</th>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>{{ $full_name }}</td>
<td>{{ $email }}</td>
<td>{{ $age }}</td>
<td>{{ $phone }}</td>
</tr>
</table>
</body>
</html>
Step 6 – Run php artisan serve
php artisan serve
Finally , run this url in your browser
http://127.0.0.1:8000/download-pdf
