php-qrcode/docs/Usage/Overview.md

Overview

A PHP QR Code generator based on the implementation by Kazuhiko Arase, namespaced, cleaned up, improved and other stuff. It also features a QR Code reader based on a PHP port of the ZXing library.

Features

• Creation of Model 2 QR Codes, Version 1 to 40
• ECC Levels L/M/Q/H supported
• Mixed mode support (encoding modes can be combined within a QR symbol). Supported modes:
  • numeric
  • alphanumeric
  • 8-bit binary
  • ECI support
  • 13-bit double-byte:
  • kanji (Japanese, Shift-JIS)
  • hanzi (simplified Chinese, GB2312/GB18030) as defined in GBT18284-2000
• Flexible, easily extensible output modules, built-in support for the following output formats:
  • GdImage (raster graphics: avif, bmp, gif, jpeg, png, webp)
  • ImageMagick (multiple supported image formats)
  • Markup types: SVG, HTML, etc.
  • String types: JSON, plain text, etc.
  • Encapsulated Postscript (EPS)
  • PDF via FPDF
• QR Code reader (via GD and ImageMagick)

Requirements

• PHP 8.2+
  • ext-mbstring
  • optional:
  • ext-gd
  • ext-imagick with ImageMagick installed
    • ext-fileinfo (required by QRImagick output)
  • setasign/fpdf for the PDF output module
  • intervention/image for alternative GD/ImageMagick output

For the QR Code reader, either ext-gd or ext-imagick is required!

Framework Integration

• CakePHP:
  • QrCode plugin
• Drupal:
  • Two-factor Authentication tfa (Drupal 8+)
  • Google Authenticator Login ga_login (deprecated, Drupal 7)
• Laravel:
  • Filament
• Symfony:
  • phpqrcode-bundle
• WoltLab Suite:
  • two-step-verification
  • [Developer] PHP QR Code
• WordPress:
  • wp-two-factor-auth
  • simple-2fa
  • floating-share-button
• other uses:
  • dependents / packages
  • Appwrite
  • Cachet
  • GÉANT CAT
  • Elefant CMS
  • EspoCRM
  • FusionCMS
  • HortusFox
  • Laravel Boleto
  • LORIS
  • OpenBoleto
  • openITCOCKPIT
  • OSIRIS
  • Pelican Panel
  • twill
• Articles:
  • Twilio: How to Create a QR Code in PHP (featuring v4.3.x)

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