How to Generate Verifiable PDF Certificates in Laravel

Short summary

A step-by-step Laravel tutorial for building verifiable PDF certificates using Blade views, inline SVG QR codes, and UUID-based verification routes. The certificate is rendered as a vector PDF with a QR code linking to a public verification page, and delivered via email. The article compares three PDF rendering approaches—DomPDF, Browsershot, and an HTML-to-PDF API—recommending the API route for design fidelity without server-side Chrome overhead.

• •Build a Blade-based certificate template rendered as a vector PDF with inline SVG QR codes
• •Verification uses UUID-bound routes so printed certificates link to a public confirmation page
• •Compares DomPDF, Browsershot, and HTML-to-PDF API approaches, favoring the API for fidelity and simplicity

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