03/04/2026
I thought Auto with PHP would be easy…
Just take data → insert into PDF → done.
But when I started working on real-world forms like PAN applications, I realized it’s not that simple.
These forms don’t behave like normal PDFs.
Everything is fixed — every box, every line, every position.
So I tried a different approach 👇
Instead of editing PDF directly, I:
✔ Used a form image (JPG)
✔ Wrote dynamic data using PHP (imagettftext)
✔ Converted it into PDF using FPDF
After multiple trials (and a lot of alignment issues 😅), it finally worked perfectly.
Now the system can:
✅ Auto-fill forms using database data
✅ Generate multi-page PDFs
✅ Add tick marks dynamically
✅ Handle real-world scenarios like names, addresses, formats
This small project turned into a powerful automation system.
💡 Real use cases:
PAN services | Admission forms | Certificates | Invoices
If you’re a developer, I highly recommend trying something like this.
It’s simple in idea, but very powerful in real applications.
🔗 Full article: https://www.tutorialswebsite.com/how-i-built-an-auto-filling-pancard-form-pdf-system-using-php/
Learn how to build an auto filling PDF system in PHP using database data. A simple real-world method using image templates and FPDF explained step by step.
