PDF Generation with Zend Framework

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Creating PDF file using Zend Framework

class IndexController extends Zend_Controller_Action
{
    public function init()
    {
        $this->_helper->viewRenderer->setNoRender(); //suppress auto-rendering
        // pdf
        $pdf = new Zend_Pdf();
        $pdf->pages[] = $pdf->newPage(Zend_Pdf_Page::SIZE_A4);
        $page=$pdf->pages[0]; // this will get reference to the first page.
        $style = new Zend_Pdf_Style();
        $style->setLineColor(new Zend_Pdf_Color_Rgb(0,0,0));
        $font = Zend_Pdf_Font::fontWithName(Zend_Pdf_Font::FONT_TIMES);
        $style->setFont($font,12);
        $page->setStyle($style);
        $page->drawText('example text here',100,($page->getHeight()-100));
        // Blank page and pdf headers
        header('Content-type: application/pdf');
        header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="downloaded.pdf"');

        // Browser watch
        echo $pdf->render();
    }
}