Print to Zebra printer in php

Question

Looking for the proper code to print from php web page to a zebra IP printer using RAW port 9100. Does anyone know if this is possible? I need to send a string in ZPL format

Answer 1

The printer_open() and related functions are not part of the standard PHP language; they are part of an extension.

If you want to use them, you'll need to install the extension: See here for info on the printer extension.

However, please note that this extension is only available for PHP running on Windows.

If your server is not Windows, you will need to use an external program to send data to the printer. An example might look like this:

exec("lpr -P 'printer' -r 'filename.txt');

This info, and more can be found elsewhere on SO -- eg here: printing over network from PHP app

Hope that helps.