php-qrcode/docs/Usage/Quickstart.md

Quickstart

Import the library

Import the main class(es) and include the autoloader (if necessary):

use chillerlan\QRCode\{QRCode, QROptions};

require_once __DIR__.'/../vendor/autoload.php';

Create your first QR Code

We want to encode this URI for a mobile authenticator into a QRcode image:

$data   = 'otpauth://totp/test?secret=B3JX4VCVJDVNXNZ5&issuer=chillerlan.net';
$qrcode = (new QRCode)->render($data);

// default output is a base64 encoded data URI
printf('<img src="%s" alt="QR Code" />', $qrcode);

Configuration

Configuration using QROptions:

$options = new QROptions;
$options->version      = 7;
$options->outputBase64 = false; // output raw image instead of base64 data URI

header('Content-type: image/svg+xml'); // the image type is SVG by default

echo (new QRCode($options))->render($data);

See Advanced usage for a more in-depth usage guide and configuration settings for a list of available options. Also, have a look in the examples folder for some more usage examples.

Notes

The QR encoder, especially the subroutines for mask pattern testing, can cause high CPU load on increased matrix size. You can avoid a part of this load by choosing a fast output module, like SVG. Oh hey and don't forget to sanitize any user input!