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dompdf not displaying image generated by PHP file


How are you loading your HTML document into dompdf? $dompdf->load_html()? $dompdf->load_html_file()? To access a PHP-generated image you should be using the latter. Additionally, unless you are loading the document through a web server dompdf will grab the file itself, not the rendered file. Since image.php is not a valid image type dompdf will fail to load it.

There are two solutions:

  1. Load your document through your web server, e.g. $dompdf->load_html_file('http://example.com/mydoc.html');. When you do this the image reference will be interpreted as http://example.com/image.php.
  2. Reference your image using a full URL (including domain) so that your server processes it before sending it back to dompdf, e.g. <img src="http://example.com/image.php" />.


First add this tag img src="image.php", you need to specify the complete root where is located your image, so it most end in the format required like JPG or PNG, etc., and in the configuration file (dompdf_config.inc.php) you need to change this line DOMPDF_ENABLE_REMOTE , which his default value is false change it to true and that is all :)


You can use as an alternative supported the Base64 image data

$html = '<div>    <p>IMAGE</p>    <img src="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAMgAAABMCAIAAACnG28HAAAABmJLR0QA/wD/AP%2BgvaeTAAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAALEwEAmpwYAAAAB3RJTUUH1AgeBS42B7vBqgAAEhBJREFUeNrtnd%2BPHEcVhfcfBoknxAOIh0g88EsIIqKI1UprObYVe23FwQmskO0EYSskkCgkEo5MCMgoGBABhBDkIXzV3%2Byh6Onu6ZnZ2Zm1u1Qa9fb0VFfdOvfcW7du9%2B59NpWpbKDsTSKYygSsqUzAmsoErKlMZQLWVDZeHj3%2B67vvf/DSjZcODy/%2B9N5bH374O85MwJrKWpACT/vPfe%2B5Z5/97re/8cxXv/L1rz3DwcEPngdhS8FrAtZUZgWWuvHiJcBkBVugivrlL30RbB0eHLx5784ErKksUWCj6zd/DHqAEZD6wuc/x8GNo6uvvnLLPwGZZnEC1lSWsH1CSnKyiq3LV657Ust45dLFCVhTGVXACoiJOyWe8LHEmSdfu3NbK7krphBtgDzp0zR/uynSt3/xJl65AKLKVaDq4YN3WQny%2Bdrxy5cv7MNb1KXs4AaBRc/UhqX4cyrDnhCOjjhgptfHKI3IVVR569Wb1/78x0f1ZWCL88BrKbraFLAgT/CkNkzAOi2uCqqs6/AWremtp7Log8D%2B/emnrSvhLSC1LKo2AixFoD8ItQIv2GtCxvp0VTvXiHcdqbLcC6RwzJkjUTUPLI1Pi8a2Ayw6gaMXKbBqBfUTMtYsPzq%2BG08IF3sdYIFRHCmNIKjieAVC2gKwGLBeocCi6whlQsb6RkBPKLGAldUV10qMGlXHi9pEn08fWFAUfhXunr0HYRDYClw6lRpYiLQ2hQh22WVaC6OGFZisDU3N6QMLDaC7ki0uIeZ8ijisDyzE6GIo2GKFtEJT%2BOz8lnZ0rTbnpZw%2BsDDYAAvG0n%2BffKz1S4lPHl3Vu8AOruy8S1dx/7Ekm%2BvzBhjrzu2oFxXSegrtIFNo8slptebGi8DSxwJYnYu44RWAnKd3hSt8noDFgI3YylhQ7kYHsGvUgutDRbtgbkTBGfVqHe0CWDAWKiosXBsuuySiJ86IaTBM0EYVfm8Twi2kdfOaw8DZWs0bOHcFGDHZKBKONkNGnUAYxyCM84hFyawWJsAIACwhlbSWpRKkErsCVTS1ocXgqQELYSFBPiMvIEXFfkvd5og9DVwFaJgwgcUB3gxjRxRMP9gqJw8vMrsYtWUTMrkeaBp5j/PO8XjKYXYuX7lOf6iJiO4osPQhkKYsTeVPrD49dksnOWJPPGMxcGadITNnVNDDkJMj4CauAikr5cOLLM24YAy83B%2BkmsHilk4ChOPJL0FRezhgB51WWrZ6Jp/1ZacMLG9MR8ETyocmISM6ypgRKF3hJFUfa6nxOxJNhgdb9LuXWqww8abzFhAcHMBS2kGEAHPzybclntdooJeBswHOkKLkmGRyBlL672XP%2BJVb4912usHd458AbmuSF6ia8mxH6iLzSTf4oV2iemD/6Wrn/O6toJ2aOW42k2YjShMZEFlR2ZvXSip%2B42xyfgxEVPE4Afyc1pbNs14fUnT14YN3A%2B5RJubCPl1ljvkEOoh7ngw4w/lco6D6RqdyImQFIra0X5wxpZPKwch4AQ26Tk%2BSTNDZqn3n/cpbJ0Ir9eqxzQ95OWDRxYLxkxVftgXMkPFYgDsGBIFAF4JDolYvNRY2qM%2B7vp1a2AEukGPMduKTP8cAy0cP6HCBQoOqgYsLtnBAGzeLWl9cBw6iVCYg6E4IMs4HWMhqpHAYSCDVh5sxNZAKn4FsRsQ6YHVgaafqXAvgRaOCLGk9iQ4HeXDmwhminYAy9IsetKS/Ylzt%2BGUmfrgPBggcnQZoTGobfXOMdBgRj4kDF5f0xUsynG6WOQUCywi7Bitg0k%2BP255pljMWylbrNkBFnYyV9UFCskJKh0fLiCIxlr4O7I20EfRP60brrf1wBCq8vHEQrX5wfnjxwvSE8OpURj3NdRx/WgYfwEUPuk8E6gw3MrPbboxZc%2Bity1gjyYMuCSyxVQMr6Ubqlaprl2orlulX2n3oT%2BxjmH4SFcs%2BT3ysaHgsieRE/0NRAzO7N9Ka6HUiRK1bJ%2Bu4qVlvaTEA/hy4vaE/fbUAK7lc8lbfnA0YOL9i8kLdzGIf%2Bem0mk4pT4iVYcZKvNHJGOkL0gfDEGipZldUgQOjCXmmTzAhVfQWAcZbiGAV1HwnvUWfI1VvCgliJOyQuZ0ROHBDhTtoiurBsvtyeyPpKls0A7k76mISHR0DEhzYeWC%2BXf3q9TMeBpDgqiOHctTs1rwCBaQwj1o1lftGv3XXOkPVZpGrM67gCsM3JC%2Bj9PWc66P3/HykuPWf4u%2B7LcNYolc6UjTeyhLWSuq81wZrHlj0vH7YZp6iTGwPdBC4Se6nG4jfGxWaO7H6w8sQembcIT4BUkBMfTYIgSrEJFwLIG1riQ438TANTQ0soVPWI4cXW0B3kW/QSAIID80nSZs6xmQbfNLvKUGBJm7E%2Bb6eM1K9n9Dh2AX10VUDyPGxuIU%2BUFZCfQnmDM2u1gvDeXut6aj99NrpLl7Bhf0zSAtYzFiJrTGRCy9m%2BhlqGMsVYqezopSpSopZj8YgVnEgjZkqGF%2BEmYhj28pTM28JROpdImLuwidnuFErJmlwAQCpNgafjAWI2oGlg3ZwZqxHeNAWqJfGaZYBIlVm1ycaYvcl74GbcnHNQ/M7hsgQgegDBHy6xdK/wD2D2M3eMF0Z%2BdXej0lgldjVmFnc%2BcJ%2BJ7CQiHbdAbccqZJ700TLbIc%2BIDKBRZc8qRaGROP8JhjGDHEXLqDyFcdxlrkdf7oE0wjSfon33LwmNAV93xzbtxmLH10dE84w5KPCcGujMHw6Rs3TcNRUz8Gn/5KhAExb14BXuuQ1RmWZAsMis0SmTWbLjAKWCyUty8g9y%2BL6Nb/SXTDKPG8p9FXjqM5fYOK8sFPiwUSdsl2LyTBB%2BEb3qzAWNq4Ji3ClJpW7a%2B9KmKBZOkiW5mX4fJGbfX3%2BuxbfaOcYYKlsVCOfCTQUvT04CLWDieFMGDPfW4v/vvCNN9KdUM7zHL8FYM3oCt1F40cn67nPkzBptjJi5lrgKM9Ddpn8YlKPX3YdpDjyGEnCE9ISkhVAQiE7/16vz6TLrGlzf9OMA7uXuxsf575uJIubedAYbRf0C/dVwlXJpzXBQUPM%2BcT/Mt8D2DL/s14YdmYlMZCEA9x%2BVoddIpzN1u3egGuFFAqRsvgah3F3LeQS5WgkpvafamA5VC7rbM0ncd3ZqJdIkpCkqF4ar6LGC6bb3ggACQK7YdTbQRkkaw2Nm2o15C1JrtUx2oz2c%2BVAVMLN6YQP1KJoiLLStVqouuq5tJegA8clTD2IbLfgEhJDOGeTHrc3HCPWYI3xrspyrPFD9cQ17fEW494qU9lCJ4wr%2B1ZeXIaO8ll7x3r9%2BkbaIykhe5dBYRaYTqr%2BU1ntN6gquwJzm/wGO0r/T%2BLjncAKgnXd%2BhxtWVkfDgRrlAWWK2i9BaNHC%2BOIrhaTOaLrSUUaA6sH7b6rb0e9ZWDp9srhC7tiKpIKoVK6wgqw9B7qELPIkDY6H5XkJ1HomhXcUpXJZslPjc8emqxVX7eJani9cFvjHrlQ6iQJJs98Ms1Wa6u4LLuaZW/SBFrus8sCjY6m1uWLNSrqKwjUDUfR56gZ8TGU6Ps53EuVvdSBAdbUjMSdXee5sdMBFjSQVdsAY%2BmySFEGymfT2Tg38YSCnpnvfLKtUczcyc5Gi64Uh3vSLaGL2gA3gdAS15kzbcWkNvgwwm7OxfyVLRNsCqjOQEhLdPpkW%2BJkIs8tFLXFITt2ac90j1o/pcawKVci8M5sC8677SEEdf%2BL2jdRXBclA7FcA3XZh90ysLTojFzvpLZl2Ycya0Kzkuf/Y1nqxUhc7HjfmhsbT4ZgeEtcZs9h3lYmcFrvznaaNt%2BaYgJnsppokzN9gWaBZbw0mTBJLEYstY8l6MNhMTeJoRfao7Vml62tkM2TATOfr0GYgdmkScnrehQ2aMTcZY2LviTh9FlDlbAG1jZNoeKT0rPg15thwFKFU5X95pbgijfQCE49Q76xhrNlQWPLdD%2BNMKn3Sjy8zQXzInNhmFBWNs46sWJ%2BFX3OLiRtDguFn8y8sWaHx/18408mQWjCXM0Z6w%2BHJS1OMvaNGvMkobdk1fKaEpP9YF0ILZ0%2BiUEfV3yCVehnd6jTTy2W/YT7Hf42gaWW64zXxF7vtCdVpnMDUV9EWjLiYAacjCWN%2B21B6ouXCi9euY4IkpI6sHuvnxGuEit99lr%2By17nsGWv49euSSWtbPjotImA2YMJTQA5cTW9LgMcbn32EYlEWGxis1Zl4EJZUIokCYnPFsVKq2aBa4s7TaGzEGLTnm7Zx8quZ5IY67fehPMHNp7UlfrJVYGl7chDrUJqFoY9ySM1ublvIS1jOZ3GlwcCImptYuUjQycMKhPPb%2BlPFm609r9XvjZ%2BNOThOlHJFG%2B9mfWBbV3xBJhMBcvuoV6dPCSk%2Bp6oCefp2psU2eItlcoFPkNQu7a8KtQqaQVmWUcnK/zZY/%2BL3h0oM%2Bmc%2BvM6yCn/S/KumRNechEwMH4DV/bBXaPhnXlR4n7%2ByD18hu/mvxsv9DZzxu2yVhBJySQ2rDCSEvQWXCrWXp0UyHmaNW1maJHRtFCEeXQVbLUuFlh5Rmj7prAm0iAgzwUMjLaTWuoHDF0AhrRUUF14HVWnanjwyqt4xE2Ec2RnVkgL6Uxniyl0R8V8qQS7l21/9lLGhqv09JMOZcvDChMfrk9t3PBOFslOAKveHzBfZ1nZmTCZJz2SgWToUt/CBZG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= new DOMPDF ();$dompdf->load_html ($html);$dompdf->render ();$dompdf->stream ("Test.pdf", array ("Attachment" => false));

Get the image from php in base64:

//getIMG.php?data=1&id=123if ($data == 1) {    echo "data:image/".$adj->type.";base64,"            .str_replace ("\n", "", base64_encode ($adj->imageBinary));}