Yii2 Mpdf

Overview

The yii2-mpdf extension is a Yii2 wrapper component for the mPDF library. It allows users to generate PDF files from UTF-8 encoded HTML, with the ability to handle different languages. This extension offers an easy integration of the mPDF library within a Yii application, along with several enhancements.

Features

• Setup pdf component globally in your Yii application configuration.
• Easily configure mPDF properties and call mPDF methods using a simple array configuration.
• Enhances extension to allow the use of custom CSS files for rendering HTML content.
• Built-in version of bootstrap.css (v3.3.0 modified for mPDF) for easy generation of PDF content from bootstrap markup HTML.
• Ability to prepend inline CSS in addition to your own CSS file.
• Allows the use of object-oriented methods for rendering complex PDF.
• Easy usage of the extension as a Yii widget with minimal configuration.
• Inbuilt integration with yii2-grid extension for exporting grids as PDF and generating advanced PDF reports.

Summary

The yii2-mpdf extension is a useful component for generating PDF files from HTML content in a Yii2 application. It offers several enhancements over the mPDF library, such as the ability to easily configure mPDF properties and call mPDF methods, use custom CSS files, and integrate with the yii2-grid extension. With its easy installation process and user-friendly features, this extension is a valuable tool for developers working with PDF generation in Yii2.