How I create a invoice to PDF

Fermin Perdomo

• Feb 04, 2025 • schedule 2 min read

In this post, I will teach you how to generate a pdf from your invoice data.

The loadView method is commonly used with PDF generation packages like barryvdh/laravel-dompdf to convert a Blade view into a PDF document.Here’s a step-by-step example of how to use loadView:1. Install the Required PackageIf you haven't already, install barryvdh/laravel-dompdf:
2. Set Up the Controller to Use loadViewIn your controller, you can use loadView to load a Blade view and generate a PDF.3. Create the Blade View for the Invoice<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <title>Invoice #{{ $order->id }}</title> <style> body { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; } .invoice-box { max-width: 800px; margin: auto; padding: 30px; border: 1px solid #eee; } table { width: 100%; line-height: inherit; text-align: left; border-collapse: collapse; } table td { padding: 5px; vertical-align: top; } table tr.heading td { background: #eee; border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; font-weight: bold; } table tr.item td { border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; } table tr.total td { border-top: 2px solid #eee; font-weight: bold; } </style> </head> <body> <div class="invoice-box"> <h2>Invoice #{{ $order->id }}</h2> <p>Date: {{ $order->created_at->format('d/m/Y') }}</p> <p>Customer: {{ $order->user->name }}</p> <table> <tr class="heading"> <td>Item</td> <td>Quantity</td> <td>Price</td> </tr> @foreach($order->items as $item) <tr class="item"> <td>{{ $item->name }}</td> <td>{{ $item->pivot->quantity }}</td> <td>${{ number_format($item->pivot->price, 2) }}</td> </tr> @endforeach <tr class="total"> <td></td> <td>Total:</td> <td>${{ number_format($order->total, 2) }}</td> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html> 4. Define the RouteAdd the route to your web.php file:5. Access the PDFNow, visit:http://your-app-url/invoice/1/downloadThis will generate and download a PDF file named invoice_1.pdf based on the Blade template.