php_print

Print a document from PHP in Linux. Printer PECL extension works on Windows only, this is the solution for Unix.

#What it is?

This is a PHP native extension. That means that you need to load it via "extension=php_print.so" in php.ini, or via function call "dl('php_print.so')" in runtime.

It can send documents (as txt files, pdf and others) to printer. Formats are not fully tested yet, but basic plain text files and PDFs work.

This extension is just a thin wrapper for CUPS library.

How to

1. Install PHP-CPP

    http://www.php-cpp.com/documentation/install
   

2. Install cups libraries

Fedora:

	sudo yum install cups-devel

Ubuntu:

	sudo apt-get install libcups2-dev

3. make

4. sudo make install

5. use from php

    <?php
    print_file('document.pdf');
    ?>
   

Tested

Works on Fedora 21 with PHP 5.6 and any printer supported by CUPS.