Replace FPDF library with TCPDF

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I notice that phpMyAdmin is using both FPDF and UFPDF libraries.

I suggest to replace both libraries with TCPDF [http://sourceforge.net/projects/tcpdf/] that integrates all functionalities of the previous (and more), it's more stable and better documented.

The only issue is that TCPDF require PHP5 but a PHP4 compatible version requires just few "search and replace".

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• Original URL: "https://sourceforge.net/p/phpmyadmin/feature-requests/924/":https://sourceforge.net/p/phpmyadmin/feature-requests/924/
• Original author: nicolaasuni

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This is not a patch, moving to feature requests. Anyway PHP 4 compatibility is simply required for now and I doubt we will integrate something what is supported for PHP 5 only.

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• Original author: nijel

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• labels: 509134 --> PDF
• milestone: 284143 -->

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• Original author: nijel

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I've just released a PHP4 backport of the TCPDF library. Next versions will be released for both PHP 4 and 5.

Please do not esitate to contact me if you need support for this library.

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• Original author: nicolaasuni

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Please announce here when release which supports both PHP 4 and 5 is ready, I will try to convert our code to TCPDF then.

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• Original author: nijel

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• Original author: nijel

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OK, I'm ready :) The release on tcpdf_php4 package supports both PHP4 and PHP5. Please note also that TCPDF is fully documented (see the doc directory inside the package).

http://sourceforge.net/projects/tcpdf

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• Original author: nicolaasuni

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>tcpdf_php4 package supports both PHP4 and PHP5 thats confusing : nobody would exspect a package named tcpdf_php4 to support PHP5.

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• Original author: windkiel

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Please note that PHP has a back compatibility, so if you have PHP 5 you may also execute php4 and php3 applications.

tcpdf_php4 is the package that contains the TCPDF version that works from php4 to php5 and future versions. tcpdf is the package that contains the TCPDF version that works from php5 to future versions.

Please note that the name tcpdf_php4 has been introduced just to distinguish this library from the previous. Once downloaded you may rename it just "tcpdf" :)

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• Original author: nicolaasuni

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TCPDF 1.53.0.TC020_PHP4 has been released! This version includes an important bugfix for the PHP4 version.

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• Original author: nicolaasuni

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No time for this, sorry.

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• Original author: nijel

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• Original author: nijel

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• Original author: nijel

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Fixed in Subversion, thanks for suggestion.

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• Original author: nijel

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• summary: Replace FPDF library with TCPDF --> (ok 2.10.0) Replace FPDF library with TCPDF
• priority: 5 --> 1
• status: open --> open-fixed

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• Original author: nijel

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• status: open-fixed --> closed-fixed

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• Original author: lem9

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• Status: closed-fixed --> fixed

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• Original author: nijel