The FPDF library is made up of the following elements:



- the main file, fpdf.php, which contains the class

- the font metric files (located in the font directory of this archive)



The metric files are necessary as soon as you want to output some text in a document.

They can be accessed from three different locations:



- the directory defined by the FPDF_FONTPATH constant (if this constant is defined)

- the font directory located in the directory containing fpdf.php (as it is the case in this archive)

- the directories accessible through include()



Here is an example defining FPDF_FONTPATH (note the mandatory final slash):



define('FPDF_FONTPATH','/home/www/font/');

require('fpdf.php');



If the files are not accessible, the SetFont() method will produce the following error:



FPDF error: Could not include font metric file





Remarks:



- Only the files corresponding to the fonts actually used are necessary

- The tutorials provided in this package are ready to be executed

