Generate, read, and merge PDFs in PHP — no GPL, no FPDI

Every PHP project eventually needs a PDF — an invoice, a ticket, a report, a

signed contract. And every time, you hit the same two walls:

Generating PDFs usually means mpdf,

which is GPL-2.0. Fine for internal tools, a licensing headache the

moment you ship it inside a commercial, OEM, or on-premise product.