TCPDF and FPDI, footer with page nr. not working

Question

I'm using TCPDF in combination with FPDI. All working good except the Footer (want to add Page Numbers there).

My Code:

    // Extend the TCPDF class to create custom Header and Footer
class MYPDF extends FPDI {

    // Page footer
    public function Footer() {
        // Position at 15 mm from bottom
        $this->SetY(-15);
        // Set font
        $this->SetFont('helvetica', 'I', 8);
        // Page number
        $this->Cell(0, 5, 'Page '.$this->getAliasNumPage().'/'.$this->getAliasNbPages(), 0, false, 'C', 0, '', 0, false, 'T', 'M');
    }
}

// add external PDF with FPDI
$pdf = new FPDI(PDF_PAGE_ORIENTATION, PDF_UNIT, PDF_PAGE_FORMAT, true, 'UTF-8', true);

// remove default header/footer
$pdf->setPrintHeader(false);
$pdf->setPrintFooter(false);

// set default monospaced font
$pdf->SetDefaultMonospacedFont(PDF_FONT_MONOSPACED);

//set margins
$pdf->SetMargins(1, 4, 1, 1, true);

//set auto page breaks
$pdf->SetAutoPageBreak(TRUE, 3);

... this footer hook is working fine if I'm not suing FPDI. What do I miss here?

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 25 '20 at 07:09

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You are initiating an instance of FPDI and not of MYPDF. For sure the Footer() method will not be invoked that way.

IIRC you also have to leave setPrintFooter() to true.

answered Nov 25 '20 at 07:09

Jan Slabon

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Doesn't really help. As soon I'm using FPDI I can't extend the class for the footer? – Oliver Dec 11 '20 at 17:53
But that's exactly what I tell you: Initiate `MYPDF` and not `FPDI`. – Jan Slabon Dec 11 '20 at 19:57
yes, but if I initiate MYPDF I can't use any FPDI function anymore. (to include existing pdf files). – Oliver Dec 12 '20 at 08:56
Sorry, but then you're doing something wrong, which is out of my scope. I told you what's wrong with the code in your question. – Jan Slabon Dec 13 '20 at 10:39

TCPDF and FPDI, footer with page nr. not working

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