Create PDF file with file_put_contents()

Question

I need to create file from data in SQL. I have base64 string in SQL. I have no problem with images. But the problem is with PDF or XLS files. I use code:

$base_64 = 'GENERATE SOME BASE_64 CODE FROM SQL';

file_put_contents('myFile.pdf', base64_decode($base_64));

I need help?

Answer 1

You can't insert it directly into a PDF. You have to use a TCPDF like library: http://www.tcpdf.org/index.php

You can checkout the examples here: http://www.tcpdf.org/index.php

TCPDF Works quite easy. you should try it!

Answer 2

It should work, your code seems ok. Make sure your SQL table isn't stripping your base64 code.

file_put_contents works PERFECTLY FINE with pdf files