Evaluation procedure

Render and verify your first PDF

Install NextPDF Core with Composer. Render hello.pdf. Check the file with your own tools. The free 14-day trial adds the current Enterprise feature set for evaluation.

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Procedure index

Five steps from install to evidence

Follow the sequence once. Keep hello.pdf as the input for your own inspection and validation workflow.

Install NextPDF Core
Add the Apache-2.0 NextPDF Core package with Composer.
Render the file
Run one PHP script to write hello.pdf.
Validate the output
Inspect the file, then check its structure with your local tools.
Evaluate NextPDF Enterprise
Use the free 14-day trial for the current Enterprise feature set.
Continue with the docs
Take the same file into the guides, API reference, or support path.

Instrument procedure

Run the evaluation

Step 01 · Install
Install NextPDF Core
Add the Apache-2.0 package to a PHP project with Composer.
terminal
```
composer require nextpdf/core
```

hello.php

<?php
require 'vendor/autoload.php';

use NextPDF\Core\Document;

$doc = Document::createStandalone();
$doc->addPage();
$doc->writeHtml('<h1>Hello from NextPDF</h1><p>Your first PDF is ready.</p>');
$doc->save('hello.pdf');

Run the script.

terminal

php hello.php

Step 03 · Verify
Validate the output
Inspect the file metadata with pdfinfo. Check the file structure with qpdf.
terminal
```
pdfinfo hello.pdf
qpdf --check hello.pdf
```
Open hello.pdf in your regular PDF reader. For larger test files, download the PDFs and matching source from the output gallery.
Step 04 · Evaluate
Start the free 14-day trial
Evaluate the current NextPDF Enterprise feature set for 14 days. Trial output is watermarked. The trial is scheduled to end after 14 days and is governed by the Trial Agreement.
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Step 05 · Continue
Move into your workflow
Use the guides and API reference at nextpdf.dev ↗ (opens in a new tab). Send implementation questions through the contact form.

Render and verify your first PDF

Five steps from install to evidence

Install NextPDF Core

Render the file

Validate the output

Evaluate NextPDF Enterprise

Continue with the docs

Run the evaluation

Install NextPDF Core

Create hello.php

Validate the output

Start the free 14-day trial

Move into your workflow

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