Would it be possible to create a php script on a local server that could handle printing?
I'm not sure it's possible, but am curious....
I'm thinking... create a local printer, use custom port TCP/IP port that points to a PHP script that processes the job. The port protocol can be LPR and using XPS driver.
I'm guessing that with this config, if I print, something will be sent to the php script. But how would I know? I can't wrap my head around how this data would come to the script. I'm used to thinking in terms of $_POST
... Does it write to a spool file? What happens? How can I even print out the data to the screen or something to see what's happening?
There's this phpclass class but I'm unsure if it's even barking up the right ally.
Any ideas?
Thanks.