PDF Prefill & Storage Webapp
Budget: $30 – $250 USD
When our primary application fires a button-click URL such as /form?recordId=12345, I need a lightweight web app to take that recordId, query our MySQL database, and open the fillable PDF I will supply with several fields already populated. populated from mysql query and static fields I will define.
The user will finish the remaining fields in the browser and hit Submit. Your code should then:
• flatten the PDF so the entered values are permanent
• save the finished file to the server (logical folder structure based on the same recordId is fine)
• log basic metadata to the same MySQL instance for easy lookup
A second, minimal UI—protected by a standard username / password login—must list the stored PDFs and let authorized staff download them. No extra auth options are required; a simple session-based approach is enough.
You are free to choose the stack (PHP/Laravel, Node/Express, or Python/Flask are all acceptable) as long as it runs on a typical WAMP-style server and the PDF handling is reliable. Let me know which library you plan to use for PDF form filling so I can confirm license compatibility.
I will provide:
• the blank fillable PDF
• database schema for the fields that need pre-populating
• server access for deployment and testing
Clean, well-commented code and a short README for setup are all that’s needed besides the working app itself.
The user will finish the remaining fields in the browser and hit Submit. Your code should then:
• flatten the PDF so the entered values are permanent
• save the finished file to the server (logical folder structure based on the same recordId is fine)
• log basic metadata to the same MySQL instance for easy lookup
A second, minimal UI—protected by a standard username / password login—must list the stored PDFs and let authorized staff download them. No extra auth options are required; a simple session-based approach is enough.
You are free to choose the stack (PHP/Laravel, Node/Express, or Python/Flask are all acceptable) as long as it runs on a typical WAMP-style server and the PDF handling is reliable. Let me know which library you plan to use for PDF form filling so I can confirm license compatibility.
I will provide:
• the blank fillable PDF
• database schema for the fields that need pre-populating
• server access for deployment and testing
Clean, well-commented code and a short README for setup are all that’s needed besides the working app itself.