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Insert Image using TCPDF or FPDF

Important: To insert an image into the PDF document, you cannot simply insert an <IMG> tag into your HTML code, you must use the TCPDF/FPDF "Image" function.
This is because the PDF Library does not support all HTML elements.

 

• First create a graphic in JPG or PNG format (PNG recommended) and upload it to your website in the same directory as the PHP file.
• Then add the "$pdf->Image" function under "pdf->AddPage" to the PHP code.
• Adjust the coordinates of the HTML cell (text) below the image so that the image and text do not overlap.
• Resize the image accordingly. The easiest way to achieve this is to resize the image accordingly using your image editor.

 

 

"Image" Function Parameters:

(simplified)

Image(file, x, y, w = 0, h = 0, type = '');

• file : Name of the file containing the image.
• x : x - coordinate from the upper left corner (in mm by default)
• x : y - coordinate from the upper left corner (in mm by default)
• w : Width of the image in the page. If not specified or equal to zero, it is automatically calculated.
• h : Height of the image in the page. If not specified or equal to zero, it is automatically calculated.
• type : Image format. Possible values are (case insensitive): JPG, JPEG, PNG. If not specified, the type is inferred from the file extension.
• If you want to use other parameters, please use the function reference of the PDF library used.

 

 

Sample Code:

The code for TCPDF and FPDF is identical here since both libraries are related.
The following example code inserts a graphic at a distance of x=10mm and y=10mm from the upper left edge.

 

// Sample 1:
// upload the image header.png to the same folder as the php/form file!
$pdf->Image('header.png',10,10,0,0,'PNG');

// Sample 2:
// upload the image sample.jpg to the same folder as the php/form file!
$pdf->Image('sample.jpg',10,10);

// Sample 3:
// upload the image sample.png to the same folder as the php/form file!
$pdf->Image('sample.png',10,10);

 

TCPDF Sample Code:

$tcpdfinclude = 'tcpdf/tcpdf.php';
if(!stream_resolve_include_path($tcpdfinclude))ErrorCancel('Invalid TCPDF include path');
require_once($tcpdfinclude);

$pdf = new TCPDF();
$pdf->setPrintHeader(false);
$pdf->setPrintFooter(false);

$pdf->AddPage();

// upload the image header.png to the same folder as the php/form file!
// insert image
$pdf->Image('header.png',10,10,0,0,'PNG');

$html = '<p>
First_Name: '.ToHtml($ID39).'<br>
Last_Name: '.ToHtml($ID44).'<br>
</p>';

// adjust the coordinates of the HTML cell (text) below the image so that the image and text do not overlap!
// in this sample (10,60) is x and y
$pdf->writeHTMLCell(0, 0, 10, 60, $html);

$att_content_data = $pdf->Output('ignored', 'S');

 

FPDF Sample Code:

$fpdfinclude = 'fpdf/fpdf.php';
if(!stream_resolve_include_path($fpdfinclude))ErrorCancel('Invalid FPDF include path');
require_once($fpdfinclude);

$pdf = new FPDF();
$pdf->AddPage();

// upload the image header.png to the same folder as the php/form file!
// insert image
$pdf->Image('header.png',10,10,0,0,'PNG');

// adjust the coordinates of the cell (text) below the image so that the image and text do not overlap!
$pdf->SetFont('Arial','',12);
$pdf->Cell(0,10,"First_Name: ".ToAnsi($ID39));
$pdf->Ln(); // line break
$pdf->Cell(0,10,"Last_Name: ".ToAnsi($ID44));

$att_content_data = $pdf->Output('S');