How to set a bottom margin in FPDF

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Solution 1

I just found the solution - the bottom margin is simply left out of predefinition because it is part of the page break calculation process. Therefore, setting a bottom margin in itself is not possible, but it can be done using

SetAutoPageBreak(boolean auto, [float margin])

Solution 2

+1 to SquareCat's answer. To expand on this a little more, if you're having trouble with text going a little bit over the auto page break, just setting SetAutoPageBreak(false) will probably be sufficient to solve the problem. For me personally this was causing trouble when creating mailing labels.

$fpdf->SetAutoPageBreak(false);

Just make sure that you're manually breaking pages where appropriate for your PDF.

$fpdf->AddPage();
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Updated on July 09, 2022

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  • SquareCat
    SquareCat over 1 year

    I've taken a dive into FPDF lately and something that i don't seem to understand is - why is there no way to set a bottom margin? There are functions for setting margins from the top, left and right, but not from the bottom.

    I assume now that i misunderstand something basic and conceptual about how FPDF works yet i got no clue on what that could possibly be.

    So to cut it down:

    Is it possible to define a fixed bottom margin in FPDF?

  • gonatee
    gonatee almost 7 years
    we can also use some $counter to detect the content area like > if($counter + $nextLineHeight > $contentAreaHeight) { $fpdf->AddPage(); }
  • G M
    G M over 1 year
    +1 To this post. I was using $fpdf->SetAutoPageBreak(true) along with manually breaking pages $fpdf->AddPage();, which was causing page-break issues for me. Setting $fpdf->SetAutoPageBreak(false) fixed my issue. Thank you @LAROmega