Is printer_open() still supported in the latest php version? I am trying to figure out if its possible to print directly from PHP but I am not having any luck. I have found some useful questions and articles but they all use the "printer_open()" and when I try using it (even after adding the dll ext. and adding the ext to my php.ini then restarting my xampp) I get error :
Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined function printer_open() in C:\xampp\htdocs\PHP-Printer-master\test_dll.php:6 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in C:\xampp\htdocs\PHP-Printer-master\test_dll.php on line 6
I also have gone into the PHP manual and can't find any refrences on this: http://us3.php.net/manual-lookup.php?pattern=printer_open&scope=quickref
I get: **
"printer_open doesn't exist. Closest matches:"
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so my best guess is that is no longer supported? but I would like to see if there is a more concrete answer/documentation proof that is been deprecated... To make sure I am not basing my decision/research on assumptions
My ultimate goal:
I have a web application form and after all the values are input I want to be able to print a receipt with no printer dialog from mobile devices, and pc . I understand there is a browser restriction so this is technically not possible. Are there any other solutions I could use? Do I have to build an app and have the users allow it in order to accomplish something like this?
I have done some research but so far the only "viable" options are: build an app, use a windows print service.
I also found this: https://github.com/mike42/escpos-php/tree/master/example and I am still unable to get this to work (printer issues) but in the mean time I wanted to get maybe some extra feedback or opinions.
I apologize I am not an expert in this subject and I am just learning about all this as I go. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
