Laravel 5 - generate PDF from html view file and download using dompdf

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Step 1: Installation

In first step we have to download laravel-dompdf plugin for generate pdf file from view blade file. So first run bellow command in your terminal:

composer require barryvdh/laravel-dompdf

Now open config/app.php file and add service provider and aliase.

'providers' => [



 ....

 Barryvdh\DomPDF\ServiceProvider::class,

],

'aliases' => [

 ....

 'PDF' => Barryvdh\DomPDF\Facade::class,

],

Step 2: Add Route

In this is step we need to add route for generate view. so open your app/Http/routes.php file and add following route.

Route::get('pdfview',array('as'=>'pdfview','uses'=>'ItemController@pdfview'));

Step 3: Create Controller

Ok, now we should create new controller as ItemController in this path app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php. Make sure you should have items table with some data. this controller will manage data and genarate pdf file, so put bellow content in controller file:

app/Http/Controllers/ItemController.php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;




use App\Http\Requests;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

use DB;

use PDF;




class ItemController extends Controller

{




    /**

     * Show the application dashboard.

     *

     * @return \Illuminate\Http\Response

     */

    public function pdfview(Request $request)

    {

        $items = DB::table("items")->get();

        view()->share('items',$items);




        if($request->has('download')){

            $pdf = PDF::loadView('pdfview');

            return $pdf->download('pdfview.pdf');

        }




        return view('pdfview');

    }

}

Step 4: Create View File

In last step, we have to create view file "pdfview.blade.php" for generate view and also pdf file, so create pdfview file and put bellow code:

resources/view/pdfview.blade.php

<style type="text/css">

 table td, table th{

  border:1px solid black;

 }

</style>

<div class="container">




 <br/>

 <a href="{{ route('pdfview',['download'=>'pdf']) }}">Download PDF</a>




 <table>

  <tr>

   <th>No</th>

   <th>Title</th>

   <th>Description</th>

  </tr>

  @foreach ($items as $key => $item)

  <tr>

   <td>{{ ++$key }}</td>

   <td>{{ $item->title }}</td>

   <td>{{ $item->description }}</td>

  </tr>

  @endforeach

 </table>

</div>