History: wkhtmltopdf

            {syntax type="markdown"  editor="wysiwyg"} {BOX()} Since ((Tiki18)), ((mPDF)) is the recommended PDF generator {BOX}

For many years, wkhtmltopdf was the best available option. mPDF is vastly superior. wkhtmltopdf remains an optional available to Tiki, and thus, the information below is kept. 
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# wkhtmltopdf

**wkhtmltopdf** is an open source (LGPLv3) command line tool (Simple shell utility) to render(convert) HTML into ((PDF)) using the QT Webkit rendering engine. It runs entirely "headless" and do not require a display or display service. There is also a C library. 
Source: http://wkhtmltopdf.org

There are two options ([https://github.com/wkhtmltopdf/wkhtmltopdf/commit/6c82eef4cb42ceb8eb6eedcbd1e46a3c9dd138ff|wkhtmltopdf 0.13 aims to simplify this])

- standard: fewer features, requires X (and if your GNU/Linux OS is virtualized, it perhaps won't work)
- patched QT: more features, doesn't require X (headless)

## OpenHub

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## Configure

To configure with Tiki, go to *General* » *General Settings* admin panel (tiki-admin.php?page=general&amp;cookietab=2) and set "PDF from URL" to "WebKit (wkhtmltopdf)". Then in the "WebKit path" insert for example this full path to the executable file: `/var/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf-amd64` (on a Linux 64-bit system, the path can be different depending on the installation).

{CODE(caption="To know what “WebKit path” to provide")}which wkhtmltopdf
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{CODE(caption="which will report something like:")}/usr/local/bin/wkhtmltopdf
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## Installation for various operating systems

- http://wkhtmltopdf.org/downloads.html

## Issues

- There might be problems for incorporating images or external content to the pdf file. Please see the wkhtmltopdf documentation.
- If you are having issues with password protected pages, trying activating ((Token Access))


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(alias(wkhtml2pdf)) 
(alias(wkhtmltoimage))