Laravel 8 Pdf Generator Tutorial Using Dompdf

In this article, we will discuss how to generate a pdf file from the blade view or HTML view in Laravel 8 using laravel-dompdf package(Laravel 8 Pdf Generator Tutorial Using Dompdf). There are many packages available but dompdf package through we can easily generate the pdf file.

Why do we need to pdf file? when we need to generate the invoice, booking ticket generate, large data convert into pdf invoice and many more things. in case we need to pdf file.

There are many packages available but dompdf package through we can easily generate the pdf file.

Overview

Step 1: Install Laravel

Step 2: Setting Database Configuration

Step 3: Create Table using migration

Step 4: Install laravel-dompdf Package

Step 5: Add providers and aliases

Step 6: Create Route

Step 7: Create Model and Controller

Step 8: Create Blade Files

Step 9: Run Our Laravel Application

Step 1: Install Laravel

We are going to install laravel 8, so first open the command prompt or terminal and go to xampp htdocs folder directory using the command prompt. after then run the below command.

composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel laravel8_dompdf

1	composer create-project --prefer-dist laravel/laravel laravel8_dompdf

Step 2: Setting Database Configuration

After complete installation of laravel. we have to database configuration. now we will open the .env file and change the database name, username, password in the .env file. See below changes in a .env file.

DB_CONNECTION=mysql
DB_HOST=127.0.0.1
DB_PORT=3306
DB_DATABASE=Enter_Your_Database_Name(laravel7_dompdf)
DB_USERNAME=Enter_Your_Database_Username(root)
DB_PASSWORD=Enter_Your_Database_Password(root)

DB_CONNECTION=mysql

DB_HOST=127.0.0.1

DB_PORT=3306

DB_DATABASE=Enter_Your_Database_Name(laravel7_dompdf)

DB_USERNAME=Enter_Your_Database_Username(root)

DB_PASSWORD=Enter_Your_Database_Password(root)

Step 3: Create Table using migration

Now, We need to create a migration. so we will below command using create the students table migration.

php artisan make:migration create_students_table --create=students

1	php artisan make:migration create_students_table --create=students

After complete migration. we need below changes in the database/migrations/create_students_table file.

<?php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;

class CreateStudentsTable extends Migration
{
    /**
     * Run the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function up()
    {
        Schema::create('students', function (Blueprint $table) {
            $table->bigIncrements('id');
            $table->string('first_name');
            $table->string('last_name');
            $table->text('address');
            $table->timestamps();
        });
    }

    /**
     * Reverse the migrations.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function down()
    {
        Schema::dropIfExists('students');
    }
}
?>

<?php

use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;

use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;

use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;

class CreateStudentsTable extends Migration

{

/**

* Run the migrations.

* @return void

public function up()

{

Schema::create('students', function (Blueprint $table) {

$table->bigIncrements('id');

$table->string('first_name');

$table->string('last_name');

$table->text('address');

$table->timestamps();

});

}

/**

* Reverse the migrations.

* @return void

public function down()

{

Schema::dropIfExists('students');

}

Run the below command. after the changes above file.

php artisan migrate

1	php artisan migrate

Step 4: Install laravel-dompdf Package

Now, We will install laravel-dompdf package using the below command.

composer require barryvdh/laravel-dompdf

1	composer require barryvdh/laravel-dompdf

Step 5: Add providers and aliases

We will add below providers and aliases in the “config/app.php” file.

'providers' => [
	....
	Barryvdh\DomPDF\ServiceProvider::class,
],
'aliases' => [
	....
	'PDF' => Barryvdh\DomPDF\Facade::class,
]

'providers' => [

....

Barryvdh\DomPDF\ServiceProvider::class,

'aliases' => [

....

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

]

Step 6: Create Route

Add the following route code in the “routes/web.php” file.

<?php
use App\Http\Controllers\StudentController;

/*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
| Web Routes
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|
| Here is where you can register web routes for your application. These
| routes are loaded by the RouteServiceProvider within a group which
| contains the "web" middleware group. Now create something great!
|
*/
Route::get('/', function () {
   // return view('welcome');	
});
Route::get('/student/pdf',[StudentController::class, 'pdf']);
?>

<?php

use App\Http\Controllers\StudentController;

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

| Web Routes

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------

| Here is where you can register web routes for your application. These

| routes are loaded by the RouteServiceProvider within a group which

| contains the "web" middleware group. Now create something great!

Route::get('/', function () {

// return view('welcome');

});

Route::get('/student/pdf',[StudentController::class, 'pdf']);

Step 7: Create Model and Controller

Here below command help to create the controller and model.

php artisan make:controller StudentController --resource --model=Student

1	php artisan make:controller StudentController --resource --model=Student

Student.php

<?php
namespace App\Models;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
class Student extends Model
{
    use HasFactory;
    protected $fillable = [
        'first_name','last_name', 'address'
    ];
}
?>

<?php

namespace App\Models;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;

use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;

class Student extends Model

{

use HasFactory;

protected $fillable = [

'first_name','last_name', 'address'

];

}

StudentController.php

<?php
namespace App\Http\Controllers;
use App\Models\Student;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;
use Response;
use PDF;
class StudentController extends Controller
{
	public function pdf(Request $request)
    {
        $students = Student::all();
        $pdf = PDF::loadView('student.list', $students);
		$pdf->save(storage_path().'_student.pdf');
        return $pdf->download('student.pdf');
    }
}
?>

<?php

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use App\Models\Student;

use Illuminate\Http\Request;

use Response;

use PDF;

class StudentController extends Controller

{

public function pdf(Request $request)

{

$students = Student::all();

$pdf = PDF::loadView('student.list', $students);

$pdf->save(storage_path().'_student.pdf');

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

}

Step 8: Create Blade Files

Finally, We will create a list.blade.php file in the “resources/views/student/” folder directory and paste the below code.

list.blade.php

<div class="row">
	<a href="{{ URL::to('/student/pdf') }}">Export PDF</a>
    <table>
        <tr>
            <th>First Name</th>
            <th>Last Name</th>
            <th>Address</th>
        </tr>
        @foreach ($students as $student)
        <tr>
            <td>{{ $student->first_name }}</td>
            <td>{{ $student->last_name }}</td>
            <td>{{ $student->address }}</td>
        </tr>
        @endforeach
    </table>
</div>

<a href="{{ URL::to('/student/pdf') }}">Export PDF</a>

<table>

<tr>

<th>First Name</th>

<th>Address</th>

</tr>

@foreach ($students as $student)

<tr>

<td>{{ $student->first_name }}</td>

<td>{{ $student->last_name }}</td>

<td>{{ $student->address }}</td>

</tr>

@endforeach

</table>

</div>

Step 9: Run Our Laravel Application
We can start the server and run this example using the below command.

php artisan serve

1	php artisan serve

Now we will run our example using the below Url in the browser.

http://127.0.0.1:8000/student

1	http://127.0.0.1:8000/student