+After including the library file, we create an FPDF object.
+The FPDF() constructor is used here with the default values: pages are in A4 portrait and
+the unit of measure is millimeter. It could have been specified explicitly with:
+
+
$pdf = new FPDF('P','mm','A4');
+
+
+It's possible to use landscape (L), other page sizes (such as Letter and
+Legal) and units (pt, cm, in).
+
+
+There's no page at the moment, so we have to add one with AddPage(). The origin
+is at the upper-left corner and the current position is by default set at 1 cm from the
+borders; the margins can be changed with SetMargins().
+
+
+Before we can print text, it's mandatory to select a font with SetFont(), otherwise the
+document would be invalid. We choose Arial bold 16:
+
+
$pdf->SetFont('Arial','B',16);
+
+
+We could have specified italics with I, underlined with U or a regular font with an empty string
+(or any combination). Note that the font size is given in points, not millimeters (or another user
+unit); it's the only exception. The other standard fonts are Times, Courier, Symbol and ZapfDingbats.
+
+
+We can now print a cell with Cell(). A cell is a rectangular area, possibly framed,
+which contains a line of text. It is output at the current position. We specify its dimensions,
+its text (centered or aligned), if borders should be drawn, and where the current position
+moves after it (to the right, below or to the beginning of the next line). To add a frame, we would do this:
+
+
$pdf->Cell(40,10,'Hello World !',1);
+
+
+To add a new cell next to it with centered text and go to the next line, we would do:
+
+
$pdf->Cell(60,10,'Powered by FPDF.',0,1,'C');
+
+
+Remark: the line break can also be done with Ln(). This method additionnaly allows to specify
+the height of the break.
+
+
+Finally, the document is closed and sent to the browser with Output(). We could have saved
+it to a file by passing the desired file name.
+
+
+Caution: in case when the PDF is sent to the browser, nothing else must be output by the
+script, neither before nor after (no HTML, not even a space or a carriage return). If you send something
+before, you will get the error message: "Some data has already been output, can't send PDF file". If you
+send something after, the document might not display.
+
+
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