How to add Tables to PDF via Cloud PHP SDK
To add Tables into PDF, we’ll use Aspose.PDF Cloud PHP SDK This Cloud SDK assists PHP programmers in developing cloud-based PDF creator, annotator, editor, and converter apps using PHP programming language via Aspose.PDF REST API. Simply create an account at Aspose for Cloud and get your application information. Once you have the App SID & key, you are ready to give the Aspose.PDF Cloud PHP SDK.
Package Manager Console Command
composer install
Steps to add Tables to PDF via Cloud PHP
Aspose.PDF Cloud developers can easily load & add Tables to PDF in just a few lines of code.
- Upload a PDF Document
- Download the Processed PDF
- Initialize a Table Object
- Fill Table with Data
- Add the Table to the PDF Page
- Execute the Workflow
Add Tables to PDF using PHP
private function _create_rest_api() {
$credentials = json_decode(file_get_contents("../../../../Credentials/credentials.json"), true);
$configAuth = new Configuration();
$configAuth->setAppKey($credentials['key']);
$configAuth->setAppSid($credentials['id']);
$this->pdfApi = new PdfApi(null, $configAuth);
}
public function __construct($config) {
$this->configParams = $config;
$this->_create_rest_api();
}
public function uploadDocument() {
$fileNamePath = $this->configParams['LOCAL_FOLDER'] . $this->configParams['PDF_DOCUMENT_NAME'];
$pdfFileData = file_get_contents($fileNamePath);
$this->pdfApi->uploadFile($this->configParams['PDF_DOCUMENT_NAME'], $pdfFileData);
}
public function downloadResult() {
$changedPdfData = $this->pdfApi->downloadFile($this->configParams['PDF_DOCUMENT_NAME']);
$filePath = $this->configParams['LOCAL_FOLDER'] . $this->configParams['LOCAL_RESULT_DOCUMENT_NAME'];
file_put_contents($filePath, $changedPdfData);
echo "Downloaded: " . $filePath . "\n";
}
private function _init_table() {
$numOfCols = 5;
$numOfRows = 5;
$headerTextState = [
"font" => "Arial Bold",
"fontSize" => 11,
"foregroundColor" => ["a" => 0xFF, "r" => 0xFF, "g" => 0xFF, "b" => 0xFF],
"fontStyle" => "Bold"
];
$commonTextState = [
"font" => "Arial Bold",
"fontSize" => 11,
"foregroundColor" => ["a" => 0xFF, "r" => 0x70, "g" => 0x70, "b" => 0x70]
];
$table = new \Aspose\PDF\Model\Table();
$table->setRows([]);
$table->setColumnWidths(str_repeat(" 70", $numOfCols));
$borderTableBorder = new \Aspose\PDF\Model\GraphInfo();
$borderTableBorder->setColor(["a" => 0xFF, "r" => 0x00, "g" => 0xFF, "b" => 0x00]);
$borderTableBorder->setLineWidth(0.5);
$table->setDefaultCellBorder([
"top" => $borderTableBorder,
"right" => $borderTableBorder,
"bottom" => $borderTableBorder,
"left" => $borderTableBorder,
"roundedBorderRadius" => 0
]);
$table->setLeft(150);
$table->setTop(250);
for ($rowIndex = 0; $rowIndex < $numOfRows; $rowIndex++) {
$row = new \Aspose\PDF\Model\Row();
$row->setCells([]);
for ($colIndex = 0; $colIndex < $numOfCols; $colIndex++) {
$cell = new \Aspose\PDF\Model\Cell();
$cell->setDefaultCellTextState($commonTextState);
if ($rowIndex == 0) {
$cell->setBackgroundColor(["a" => 0xFF, "r" => 0x80, "g" => 0x80, "b" => 0x80]);
$cell->setDefaultCellTextState($headerTextState);
} else {
$cell->setBackgroundColor(["a" => 0xFF, "r" => 0xFF, "g" => 0xFF, "b" => 0xFF]);
}
$textRect = new \Aspose\PDF\Model\TextRect();
$textRect->setText($rowIndex == 0 ? "header #" . $colIndex : "value #(" . $rowIndex . "," . $colIndex . ")");
$cell->setParagraphs([$textRect]);
$row->getCells()[] = $cell;
}
$table->getRows()[] = $row;
}
return $table;
}
public function addTableOnPage() {
$newTable = $this->_init_table();
$resultTabs = $this->pdfApi->postPageTables($this->configParams['PDF_DOCUMENT_NAME'], $this->configParams['PAGE_NUMBER'], [$newTable]);
if ($resultTabs->getCode() == 200) {
echo "New table successfully appended.\n";
var_dump($newTable);
} else {
echo "Unexpected error: can't append new table !!!\n";
}
}
function main() {
global $configParams;
$pdfTables = new PdfTables($configParams);
try {
$pdfTables->uploadDocument();
$pdfTables->addTableOnPage();
$pdfTables->downloadResult();
} catch (Exception $e) {
echo "Error: " . $e->getMessage() . "\n";
}
}
Work with Tables in PDF
Tables provide a structured format for presenting data systematically, making it easier for readers to understand and analyze information. They also enhance the visual appeal of a document, adding professionalism and organization. When dealing with numerical or comparative data, tables improve clarity by grouping related information in an easy-to-read format. Additionally, tables can incorporate real-time or dynamically generated content, such as data from databases or analytics dashboards. Add the Table into PDF documents with Aspose.PDF Cloud PHP SDK.
With our PHP library you can:
- Add PDF document’s header & footer in text or image format.
- Add tables & stamps (text or image) to PDF documents.
- Append multiple PDF documents to an existing file.
- Work with PDF attachments, annotations, & form fields.
- Apply encryption or decryption to PDF documents & set a password.
- Delete all stamps & tables from a page or entire PDF document.
- Delete a specific stamp or table from the PDF document by its ID.
- Replace single or multiple instances of text on a PDF page or from the entire document.
- Extensive support for converting PDF documents to various other file formats.
- Extract various elements of PDF files & make PDF documents optimized.
- You can try out our free App to test the functionality online.
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