Laravel PDF Generation – Step-by-Step Guide (2025)

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Laravel PDF Generation – Step-by-Step Guide (2024)

Learn how to generate PDF files in the latest Laravel version using barryvdh/laravel-dompdf. Follow these steps to implement PDF export in Laravel.

Step 1: Install Laravel DomPDF Package

Run this command to install the package:

composer require barryvdh/laravel-dompdf

Step 2: Create a PDF Controller

Generate a new controller using:

php artisan make:controller PDFController

Edit app/Http/Controllers/PDFController.php and add:

namespace App\Http\Controllers;

use Barryvdh\DomPDF\Facade\Pdf;
use Illuminate\Http\Request;

class PDFController extends Controller
{
    public function generatePDF()
    {
        $data = [
            'title' => 'Laravel PDF Example',
            'date' => date('Y-m-d'),
            'content' => 'This is a sample PDF generated in Laravel using DomPDF.'
        ];

        $pdf = Pdf::loadView('pdf.sample', $data);
        return $pdf->download('sample.pdf');
    }
}

Step 3: Create a Blade View for PDF

Create a new file at resources/views/pdf/sample.blade.php:

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8">
    <title>{{ $title }}</title>
    <style>
        body {
            font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
            text-align: center;
            padding: 20px;
        }
        h1 { color: #007bff; }
        p { font-size: 18px; }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <h1>{{ $title }}</h1>
    <p>Date: {{ $date }}</p>
    <p>{{ $content }}</p>
</body>
</html>

Step 4: Define the Export Route

Open routes/web.php and add this route:

use App\Http\Controllers\PDFController;

Route::get('/generate-pdf', [PDFController::class, 'generatePDF']);

Step 5: Test the PDF Generation

Start the Laravel development server:

php artisan serve

Now, visit:

http://127.0.0.1:8000/generate-pdf

A **sample.pdf** file will be downloaded automatically.

Conclusion

By following this guide, you have successfully implemented **PDF generation** in Laravel using **Dompdf**.

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