Working with PagesPage CreationThe pages in a PDF document are represented as Zend_Pdf_Page instances in Zend_Pdf. PDF pages either are loaded from an existing PDF or created using the Zend_Pdf API. New pages can be created by instantiating new Zend_Pdf_Page objects directly or by calling the Zend_Pdf::newPage() method, which returns a Zend_Pdf_Page object. Zend_Pdf::newPage() creates a page that is already attached to a document. Unattached pages can't be used with multiple PDF documents, but they are somewhat more performant. [1] The Zend_Pdf::newPage() method and the Zend_Pdf_Page constructor take the same parameters specifying page size. They can take either the size of page ($x, $y) in points (1/72 inch) or a predefined constant representing a page type:
Document pages are stored in the $pages public attribute of the Zend_Pdf class. The attribute holds an array of Zend_Pdf_Page objects and completely defines the instances and order of pages. This array can be manipulated like any other PHP array: Example #1 PDF document pages management
Page cloningExisting PDF page can be cloned by creating new Zend_Pdf_Page object with existing page as a parameter: Example #2 Cloning existing page
It's useful if you need several pages to be created using one template. Caution
Important! Cloned page shares some PDF resources with a template page, so it can be used only within the same document as a template page. Modified document can be saved as new one. [1]
It's a limitation of current Zend Framework version. It will be eliminated in future versions.
But unattached pages will always give better (more optimal) result for sharing pages between documents.
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