There always arises a need for converting content from one file format to another one. The main reason for the need to convert from one file format to another is because the target file format is best suited for a targeted medium where the content needs to be displayed.
The targeted medium may be an email, a printed hard copy or a web browser. The text format is best suited for sending emails, as the possibility of the email contents getting corrupted in the transition is much lesser, when compared to the HTML formatted emails. PDF document or a word document would be the best choice for taking a printed hard copy and obviously, HTML is best for showing contents in web browsers. PDF is the right choice for Documents such as bills or invoices to be downloaded.
When you write a backend app, For example, a CRM, or an Invoicing system, you will require the documents to be created dynamically on the go, and sent as PDF. Either as Email attachments or as Downloads. That would be a separate subject and it could not be covered in this short article. But we would be seeing how to use some free open source PHP scripts to accomplish this file conversion. The first and the main base for this file conversion is FPDF library.
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