Laravel 5.1 - barryvdh/laravel-dompdf, PDF file download not working properly

Question

I have installed \'barryvdh/laravel-dompdf\' using composer and added these lines

Barryvdh\\DomPDF\\ServiceProvider::class
\'PDF\'=>  Barryvdh\\DomPDF\\F         


        

Answer 1

What do you want to do with pdf ? To show in browser or to download to disc? this is example where pdf is downloaded

return $pdf->download('pdfName.pdf'); 

example from my code where i show notebook information in pdf

   $laptop = Notebook::findOrFail($id);
        $data['laptop'] = $laptop;
        $pdf = \PDF::loadView('pdf.detaljiLaptop', $data);

        return $pdf->download($laptop->modelName.' Computers.pdf'); 

Answer 2

I use this code view()->share($data); $pdf = PDF::loadview('sale.pdf'); return $pdf->download('slip_out.pdf');

instead of

return $pdf->stream('testfile.pdf')
               ->header('Content-Type','application/pdf');

Answer 3

I had the same problem, after searching all over without results, I decided to play with the code and this worked for me.

Inside config/app.php

-> under providers add the line of code,

'Barryvdh\DomPDF\ServiceProvider' not Barryvdh\DomPDF\ServiceProvider::class,

-> under aliases add the line of code,

'PDF'       => 'Barryvdh\DomPDF\Facade' not 'PDF' => Barryvdh\DomPDF\Facade::class,

Mind the quotes and commas! Check the images above,

-> In your controller add the line of code, use App;

Hopefully, you will be good to go....test using the lines of code..place them inside a method in your controller.

$pdf = App::make('dompdf.wrapper');
$pdf->loadHTML('<h1>Test</h1>');
return $pdf->stream();

On success, your browser will open a PDF Viewer with a white PDF with the word Test

Cheers, enjoy your coding ;)