PHP PDFTK

This module wraps php-pdftk which is a PDF conversion and form utility based on pdftk.

Brings the power of pdftk to Drupal. Fill forms, split PDFs, add backgrounds or overlays, and more.

• For a full description on php-pdftk visit: https://github.com/mikehaertl/php-pdftk

Requirements

The pdftk command must be installed on your system.

The php-pdftk library and it's dependencies must be installed in the `sites/all/library` directory.

This module requires the following modules:

• Libraries (https://www.drupal.org/project/libraries)

Installation

Ensure that pdftk is installed on your system.

Download the php-pdftk library. You can download it using drush make --no-core -y <module_path>/phppdftk.make which will install php-pdftk and it's dependencies.

Enable the module.

Usage

The PhpPdftk class contained in this module can be used identically to the Pdf class in the php-pdftk library. There are a lot of great usage examples on the php-pdftk github: https://github.com/mikehaertl/php-pdftk

Example

Add background PDF

Add another PDF file as a background.

if (($library = libraries_load('phppdftk')) && !empty($library['loaded'])) {
  // Set background from another PDF (first page repeated)
  $pdf = new PhpPdftk('/path/my.pdf');
  $pdf->background('/path/back.pdf')
      ->saveAs('/path/watermarked.pdf');

  // Set background from another PDF (one page each)
  $pdf = new PhpPdftk('/path/my.pdf');
  $pdf->multiBackground('/path/back_pages.pdf')
      ->saveAs('/path/watermarked.pdf');
}