[UPHPU] dynamic PDF creation?

[Mac Newbold]

Today at 1:23pm, Wade Preston Shearer said:

> For those with experience setting up mini apps that dynamically generate 
>PDFs (Ryan?), how long does it take? For example, if I want a web form 
>for creating a facsimile cover sheet. I want the user to be able to enter 
>in information into the fields (to, from, fax number, memo, page count, 
>etc), submit it, and the have the server generate a PDF laid out a 
>certain way in a certain font. We've had presentations on this before and 
>it's not overly complex I know. My question is this though? I need to be 
>to be educated in regards to development time when I discuss this with my 
>engineering department. How long should something simple like this take 
>to create?

It will be extremely fast, in my experience. I've been using the R&OS 
ezpdf classes, and it's been working great. They're just PHP class files 
that you include, so any of the other options (like the ones that are 
modules) should be even faster.

Many of the PDFs I create are for printing, so they're 300DPI and full of 
full-color images and stuff, sizes above 10MB usually, and they take a 
second or two. A one-page fax cover sheet should be really quick, probably 
less than half a second I'd guess.

Thanks,
Mac

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