Fpdf::__constructor

FPDF

FPDF([<b>string</b> orientation [, <b>string</b> unit [, <b>mixed</b> size]]])

Description

This is the class constructor. It allows to set up the page size, the orientation and the unit of measure used in all methods (except for font sizes).

Parameters

`orientation`

Default page orientation. Possible values are (case insensitive):

• P or Portrait
• L or Landscape

Default value is P.

`unit`

User unit. Possible values are:

• pt: point
• mm: millimeter
• cm: centimeter
• in: inch

A point equals 1/72 of inch, that is to say about 0.35 mm (an inch being 2.54 cm). This is a very common unit in typography; font sizes are expressed in that unit.

Default value is mm.

`size`

The size used for pages. It can be either one of the following values (case insensitive):

• A3
• A4
• A5
• Letter
• Legal

or an array containing the width and the height (expressed in the unit given by unit). Default value is A4.

Example

Example with a custom 100x150 mm page size:

$pdf = new FPDF('P','mm',array(100,150));