Hello,
I want to build a system that allows me to print a document (from a input field) and it prints at my home.
Basically, if I'm out I have an input box that if I upload a file to it, it will print for when I get home. Same if I was sat downstairs I didn't have to mess around with the networking with it.
My printer is always connected to the internet (via my network)
Is this possible, in php?
In php it is unreal.
You may generate a page for print on php and then use javascript to put the page on print.
Maybe you can. On linux the command lp permits you to print to a remote printer. So if the php script runs on a linux box and makes use of system() or exec() you can print, an example:
<?php
exec('lp -h 123.123.123.123 filename.txt');
?>where 123.123.123.123 is the remote ip of your printer. You'll probably have to convert some types of files before you can print them, check here:
- http://tldp.org/HOWTO/pdf/Printing-Usage-HOWTO.pdf
More reference:
- http://linux.about.com/od/itl_guide/a/gdeitl62t00.htm
- http://unixhelp.ed.ac.uk/CGI/man-cgi?lp
- http://php.net/manual/en/function.exec.php
good luck! :)
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