what is fpdf, mpdf, wkhtmmltopdf, others for?html or php?

[missy_mi]

HI,

i am new at this programming stuff. so, i really dont know much about programming especially when it come to converting pages to pdf. so, i need to understand one thing, this..fpdf,mpdf,wkhtmltopdf and others..do they convert php page..because they said "convert HTML to PDF"..so i am confuse..i did try using .php page but it cannot work, but when i try using my .html page it works. so..what is wrong with it??or may be i get the wrong concept of it or my codes are wrong??i cant seem to understand it..sorry to ask such question.. :/

please advise..

[LastMitch]

i need to understand one thing, this..fpdf,mpdf,wkhtmltopdf and others..do they convert php page..

You don't convert php files you can create a php by texteditor or notepad.

convert HTML to PDF.

It means that you it's has to have a html file and convert it to PDF:

For example you convert this webpage called pdf.html and you convert it to pdf.pdf

This is a link about converting html to pdf

http://pdfcrowd.com/

or this:

http://www.html-to-pdf.net/free-online-pdf-converter.aspx

Portable Document Format (PDF) files are adobe files

It's this:

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat.html?promoid=JOPBV

To open a pdf file you need to download this:

http://get.adobe.com/reader/

[missy_mi]

Thank you so much..i appriciate it..
But i dont think i still fully understand it..sorry i am a bit slow..

but my page needs to be in php where as i need to output my data from database to the web page and into pdf..if i use html..how do i call my outputs??..i did find codes like : $html='//inside here=should be php code is it??from start to end'..and you save it as .html...does it work like that??i really need some help..i dont understand it..

[LastMitch]

@missy_mi

but my page needs to be in php where as i need to output my data from database to the web page and into pdf..if i use html..how do i call my outputs??..i did find codes like : $html='//inside here=should be php code is it??from start to end'..and you save it as .html...does it work like that??i really need some help..i dont understand it..

I think you are confused about converting files. PHP files can't be converted, you need to write out the code. Regardin about the database you also need a mysql query to get the data from the database. There's no software that can convert or write php & mysql codes.

I feel you need to touch up on these 2 subject which is php and mysql.

Here is couple of links that you can take a look and understand what I just mention:

This is php:

http://www.w3schools.com/php/default.asp

http://www.tizag.com/phpT/

and this mysql:

http://www.w3schools.com/sql/default.asp

http://www.tizag.com/mysqlTutorial/

Once you figure out the code then you can fetch the data from the database.

[missy_mi]

thank you so much.. :)