Question

I have a PDF which has an image on it (a logo)

I want to open it with PHP and write some text over it and save it back to the file system.

I’ve done this with the Zend framework before but this project is using code igniter so I need either a standalone lib or a code igniter plugin.

thanks

Answer 1

Zend_Pdf is a standalone lib.

Zend Framework is deliberately designed with a Use-At-Will architecture, so you can use most components with no (or very little) dependencies on other components in the framework.

To use Zend_PDF in Code Igniter, place the Zend/Pdf folder into your CI project’s include path, so it is accessible. Then include it with

// Load Zend_Pdf class 
require_once('Zend/Pdf.php'); 

See this (general) tutorial:

• http://devzone.zend.com/article/2525