I am curious what the best route is to go when dealing with reports in PHP.
I dislike Java, and I really don’t want to install anything extra on the server. Is there a possibility?
The type of report I want to create:
A report that has header with a logo, grouping of information, tally totals.
I am not sure if this is possible without installing anything but any response would be much appreciated.
I’m not sure the best route to go. I did create an XML->PDF, but it wouldn’t be as flexible as I would like it to be for reports.
You may take a look at FPDF, which is the PHP class that allows you to create PDF files with pretty high flexibility.
You do not need to install anything new to use FPDF – just look at their tutorial on their page.