how to fill up a form in an pdf existing file using php

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    I have a pre-designed form stored as a .pdf
    I need to fill up the form in the file with data from Mysql.

    Can any one help me with the php codes to solve my problem?
     
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  2. crivion

    crivion Notable Member

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    PDF is a PHP class which allows to generate PDF files with pure PHP
    You can find it @ http://www.fpdf.org/
     
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    zeenatnaheed Peon

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    I had visited the site earlier, it helps generate pdf files using pure php.
    But I already have a PDF file that contains a form and I need to fill up the form using data retrieved from a MySql Database table using php.
     
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    I don't think fpdf can open existing .pdf files. What I normally do is save the .pdf as a .png which fpdf can open, create a new .pdf using the .png as the background and then map out where all the data from the database needs to go.

    I have never used this, but I found FPDI which claims to be able to open existing .pdf files

    http://www.setasign.de/products/pdf-php-solutions/fpdi/
     
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