The PHP 4 style of object creation is still supported, but you are encouraged to use the new magic method approach. PHP 5 deprecates some existing object-related functions.

This tutorial provides an overview of the FPDF functionality and two examples using the PHP object-oriented approach to get you started with building your own PDFs.

There are 13 Ming objects in PHP, each providing a portion of the functionality from Flash 4, and a few commands used to control the Publish Settings.