Print Webpage?

[RyanW]

Is there anyway to print a webpage in PHP without using Java?

I don't necessarily need to print the page on the clientside. I just want to print the page with the HTML formating.

[drawmack]

so you want a printable version?

the easiest way to do this would be with 2 style sheets one for screen and one for print.

[RyanW]

Ok I have searched and searched and can't find anything to do this. This is my problem....I have a bunch of applications designed in VB. I am trying to convert everything to PHP. There is really no user interaction with any of my apps.... they all run batch. I have a print application written in vb that takes an HTML template page and replaces certain values in the page with my data. That then it shoots it to a browser and prints automatically. If there is a way in PHP to open a web page , execute the print command and close the page I can get this to work. I have yet to find anything like that.

[drawmack]

you could use php to open the page and embed javascript on the page that will print the page and close the browser. You would use system to open the browser and load the page.

[Threehearts]

Hi!
Do you want to print it on the client's printer or one attached to the server?

i understood what you wrote as that you'd like to print it serversided...

jakob