[NTLUG:Discuss] pdf in Linux

[rob apodaca]

On Wed, 31 Jul 2002 14:44:48 -0500
Fred James <fredjame at concentric.net> wrote:

> (My apologies to admin - earlier I attempted to post a similar message 
> to this, but sent it to the admin list by error - my bad - I say similar 
> because I hope this message is a little more focused than the original)
> 
> (1) I run Linux (Red Hat 6.2, 7.2, and 7.3) and most of the folks I work 
> with are on some form of MS or MAC.
> (2) StarOffice, text email, and the occasional HTML, answer for most of 
> my needs in documents that these and other non-Linux folks can view with 
> ease and accuracy.
> (3) There are times when it would seem that maybe producing files in pdf 
> would be the format of choice - but Adobe Acrobat doesn't seem to be 
> available on Linux, except as the Reader.
> 
> So, any thought or suggestions would be welcome.
> Thanks.
> 
I don't know if this will fit your needs, but I recently came across a great php class to produce pdf's without the need for pdflib.

http://ros.co.nz/pdf/

I've been using it quite a bit...I really like it. Remeber that a php script can be executed from the command line...not just via a web browser.