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Install

• Introduction - How the PDFReport library works
• Version history - Current version : 1.0.5 - 27 Nov. 2025
• Installation - Install the library
• Test installation - Quick check

Basic features

• Template basic - Introduction to the XML template format
• Comments - Comments in the XML template
• Page settings - Defining default page settings
• Section - Section element
• New page - Creating a new page
• Print content - Print content section
• Generate output - Create output PDF file
• Content - Content section
• Data placeholder - Using data through variables or database fields
• System variables - Automatic placeholders

General report elements

• Line - Draw a line
• Line style - Set the line style
• Box - Draw a text
• Fillstyle - Set the fill style
• Rectangle - Draw a rectangle
• Circle - Draw a circle
• Font - Set the font style
• Barcode - Print a barcode
• Image - Print an image
• Opacity - Set the default transparency factor

Charts elements

• Piechart - Draw a pie / ring chart
• Singlebarchart - Draw a single bar chart
• Gaugechart - Draw a gauge chart
• Kpichart - Draw a KPI chart
• Legend - Draw a chart legend
• Segmentlist - Define the chart sections
• Bar chart - Draw a bar chart
• Line chart - Draw a line or area chart
• Datalist - Data list for charts

Samples

• Basic test report - Build a basic report with a single php file
• Master-Details report in Laravel - Build a master-details report using the Laravel framework
• Master-Details report in Symfony - Build a master-details report using the Symfony framework