Multi-columns

<?php

require('fpdf.php');



class PDF extends FPDF

{

//Current column

var $col=0;

//Ordinate of column start

var $y0;



function Header()

{

    //Page header

    global $title;



    $this->SetFont('Arial','B',15);

    $w=$this->GetStringWidth($title)+6;

    $this->SetX((210-$w)/2);

    $this->SetDrawColor(0,80,180);

    $this->SetFillColor(230,230,0);

    $this->SetTextColor(220,50,50);

    $this->SetLineWidth(1);

    $this->Cell($w,9,$title,1,1,'C',true);

    $this->Ln(10);

    //Save ordinate

    $this->y0=$this->GetY();

}



function Footer()

{

    //Page footer

    $this->SetY(-15);

    $this->SetFont('Arial','I',8);

    $this->SetTextColor(128);

    $this->Cell(0,10,'Page '.$this->PageNo(),0,0,'C');

}



function SetCol($col)

{

    //Set position at a given column

    $this->col=$col;

    $x=10+$col*65;

    $this->SetLeftMargin($x);

    $this->SetX($x);

}



function AcceptPageBreak()

{

    //Method accepting or not automatic page break

    if($this->col<2)

    {

        //Go to next column

        $this->SetCol($this->col+1);

        //Set ordinate to top

        $this->SetY($this->y0);

        //Keep on page

        return false;

    }

    else

    {

        //Go back to first column

        $this->SetCol(0);

        //Page break

        return true;

    }

}



function ChapterTitle($num,$label)

{

    //Title

    $this->SetFont('Arial','',12);

    $this->SetFillColor(200,220,255);

    $this->Cell(0,6,"Chapter $num : $label",0,1,'L',true);

    $this->Ln(4);

    //Save ordinate

    $this->y0=$this->GetY();

}



function ChapterBody($file)

{

    //Read text file

    $f=fopen($file,'r');

    $txt=fread($f,filesize($file));

    fclose($f);

    //Font

    $this->SetFont('Times','',12);

    //Output text in a 6 cm width column

    $this->MultiCell(60,5,$txt);

    $this->Ln();

    //Mention

    $this->SetFont('','I');

    $this->Cell(0,5,'(end of excerpt)');

    //Go back to first column

    $this->SetCol(0);

}



function PrintChapter($num,$title,$file)

{

    //Add chapter

    $this->AddPage();

    $this->ChapterTitle($num,$title);

    $this->ChapterBody($file);

}

}



$pdf=new PDF();

$title='20000 Leagues Under the Seas';

$pdf->SetTitle($title);

$pdf->SetAuthor('Jules Verne');

$pdf->PrintChapter(1,'A RUNAWAY REEF','20k_c1.txt');

$pdf->PrintChapter(2,'THE PROS AND CONS','20k_c2.txt');

$pdf->Output();

?>