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PHP printing under Linux
Schoolbag
Msg#:1272446
6:22 pm on May 21, 2004
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Under Windows OS I can get PHP to send a printer_open() command and send some data to a printer. Can this be done under Linux?
Numberman
Msg#:1272447
8:43 pm on May 21, 2004
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No, you can't, unless you want to write the Linux printing library yourself.
bcolflesh
Msg#:1272448
8:48 pm on May 21, 2004
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*nix doesn't have a unified printing system - PHP printing functions are Win-only per the manual:
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