Getting Started

TCPDF-Next is a modern PHP 8.5+ library for generating PDF 2.0 documents. This guide gets you from zero to your first PDF in 5 minutes.

Requirements

Requirement	Minimum
PHP	8.5+
Extensions	openssl, zlib, mbstring, gd, curl, intl
Composer	2.x

Install

composer require yeeefang/tcpdf-next

This installs the Core package with all 220+ source files.

Optional Packages

# Chrome CDP HTML renderer (pixel-perfect CSS3)
composer require yeeefang/tcpdf-next-artisan

# Framework integrations
composer require yeeefang/tcpdf-next-laravel        # Laravel 12
composer require yeeefang/tcpdf-next-symfony         # Symfony 7
composer require yeeefang/tcpdf-next-codeigniter     # CodeIgniter 4

# TCPDF 6.2.13 backward-compatible adapter
composer require yeeefang/tcpdf-next-adaptation

# Professional features (commercial license)
composer require yeeefang/tcpdf-next-pro

Your First PDF

<?php

require 'vendor/autoload.php';

use Yeeefang\TcpdfNext\Core\Document;

$pdf = Document::createStandalone()
    ->setTitle('My First PDF')
    ->setAuthor('TCPDF-Next')
    ->addPage()
    ->setFont('Helvetica', '', 16)
    ->cell(0, 10, 'Hello, PDF 2.0!')
    ->ln()
    ->setFont('Helvetica', '', 12)
    ->cell(0, 10, 'Generated with TCPDF-Next')
    ->save('hello.pdf');

echo "PDF saved to hello.pdf\n";

Run it:

php hello.php

PDF Generation Flow

graph LR
    A[Create Document] --> B[Set Metadata]
    B --> C[Add Page]
    C --> D[Set Font]
    D --> E[Draw Content]
    E --> F{More Pages?}
    F -->|Yes| C
    F -->|No| G[Save / Output]

Next Steps

• Installation — System requirements, extension verification, Docker setup
• Configuration — Default settings, font paths, encryption options
• Basic Usage — Pages, text, fonts, images, and output
• Core Package — Full documentation of all 220+ source files
• Laravel Integration — Facade, responses, queue jobs
• Symfony Integration — Bundle, PdfFactory, Messenger
• CodeIgniter Integration — Services, Library, Queue
• TCPDF Migration — Drop-in adapter for TCPDF 6.2.13